Long before the first tourists getting off steamships and the Orient-Express appeared on the banks of the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus, the performance…
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An individual that speaks with his own voice and not the voice of others. An individual that cast asides the crutches and stands tall,…
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Following Mahmud II’s (r.1809-1839) abolishment of the Janissary Corps in 1826 and the allocation of the Residence of the Agha of the Janissaries to…
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The Republic stepped beyond the threshold of the “old life” in which the ruler and the ruled were utterly estranged and constituted two opposite…
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Exhibitions
Cultural Nationalism and Collective Memory of Greek Orthodox Community during the Occupation of Istanbul (1918-1923): The Case of Telegram FO 371/5190 from National Archives UK
tarafından Zeynep Burcu KantemirThe telegram with reference number FO 371/5190 from National Archives UK is a petition signed by Greek and Armenian church representatives on January…
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The press meeting for the exhibition Mindful Seed Speaking Soil: Village Institutes of the Republic 1940-1954, organized by the collaborative efforts of İstanbul Research Institute and…
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İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…
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You can explore Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi’s collection at the Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi (1899 – 1984): Architectural Historian, Restorator, Collector exhibition. This time on the blog we take a…
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The panel titled “To Carry Stones with Tonguç: Village Institutes and İsmail Hakkı Tonguç on the 52nd Anniversary of his Death” was held on…
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This rare book is the third edition of Ayşe Fahriye’s Ev Kadını (Housewife), originally published in 1882. The book was transcribed in 2002 by Leman Erdemli and…