National Modernism for a Polyphonic Republic Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907 – 1991)  The squeal of an oxcart, the hymn of Yunus Emre kneading the dough…

This is the third International Congress of Byzantine Studies to be held in Italy, a full seventy years since the last edition hosted by…

The flat area bordered on the west side by the Taksim Water Works depot and distribution center was utilized as a promenade area during…

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

Glorya (Saray) and Şark (Lüks) Movie Theaters, Beyoğlu, 1930s The Glorya and Şark movie theatres, besides being Edoardo De Nari’s designs, also happen to…

Aram Pehlivanyan, Sarkis Keçyan (Zanku), Zaven Biberyan and Avedis Aliksanyan published the first issue of the daily newspaper Nor Or (New Day) on 21 July 1945.…

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

Prof. Doris Behrens-AbouseifIstanbul Conferences “Spices, Silk and Giraffes” Diplomatic gifts of the Mamluks to the Ottoman, Timurid, and European Courts Prof. Doris Behrens-Abouseif Prof.…

In 1917, as World War I on full swing, the towers and roof of Haydarpaşa Train Station were burned and considerably damaged due to…

İstanbul Research Institute launches its first online exhibit on Google’s Cultural Institute platform. The exhibit Cities of the Three Books is centred on the photograph album that once…