As of the early 19th century, , during the final period of the Ottoman Empire, sports –unlike all else in the country– spread from the…

İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…

Notes On The Garden Pavilions Of 19th Century İstanbul İdil Sürer Ottoman architecture began to evolve in a different direction, particularly during the Tulip…

The total of 25 drawings Yenal apparently made for the Anıtkabir Competition in 1941 is comprised plan, cross-section, façade and detailed drawings. The design…

kabikaj: A talisman added to the frontispiece of an Ottoman text that is believed to protect the manuscript; a book spell. Najib brought his…

Ottoman Istanbul was one of the leading production centers of written culture for a wide region. Writers, copyists, binders, frame drawers, illuminators engaged in…

The Istanbul Research Institute Poster Collection is made up of a total of 408 vintage posters, 276 of them from the Republican Era and…

İstanbul Research Institute presents The Four-Legged Municipality: Street Dogs of İstanbul, an exhibition that sheds light upon the adventure of street dogs, an integral part of İstanbul’s daily…

Inspired by our “Memory of Human Kind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts” exhibition, in collaboration with Trendeki Yabancı magazine we are publishing 6 stories…

I closely witnessed the Village Institute movement during the years of my childhood and adolescence. I participated in some of the inspection journeys of my father, then-General…