The telegram with reference number FO 371/5190 from National Archives UK is a petition signed by Greek and Armenian church representatives on January…

*This post is compiled from Prof. Dr. Cânâ Bilsel’s articles in the From the Capital of the Empire to the Modern City of the Republic:…

Attending the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (ICBS ‘22), held in Venice and Padua, Italy on August 22–27, 2022, where I presented two…

Chamber Talk Industrial Revolution in Daily Life: Society and Technology from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic Candan Sezgin Thursday 28th February During the…

Upon his return to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1932, Yenal found himself in the midst of an important reform process. Once the…

One of the most outstanding riches of the lands we stand on is the history and cultural heritage left to us by the Byzantine…

Excavating a World, Unearthing a World Halet Çambel (1916 – 2014) Plowing the land to sustain humankind; digging through fossilized strata to discover civilization.…

The Ottoman administration’s initiatives -based on Western models- to “modernize” the traditional organic urban fabric which had developed in the Empire’s capital over the centuries can be…

Focused on the Village Institutes, one of the most dramatic processes of evolution in the history of the Turkish Republic, and organized by the…

As a primary focal point of the current cultural and political life in Istanbul, Taksim Square was once a flat expanse surrounded by graveyards…