The Japanese tourist visiting the Topkapı Palace may be struck by the presence of sixteenth century samurai armor and helmet, normally displayed there permanently. It was…

Nazimî Yaver Yenal’s designs from his years as a student at the Sanayi-i Nefise in the 1920s shed light as much upon his search…

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…

Makbul – Maktul İbrahim Pasha and the Riddles of His Palace Prof. Nurhan Atasoy In her conference, Prof. Atasoy discussed Sultan Süleyman I’s famous…

You can explore Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi’s remarkable collection at the Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi (1899 – 1984): Architectural Historian, Restorator, Collector exhibition. This time on the blog we take…

The large part of the unparalleled collection Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi began to put together, not simply for the sale of creating a collection, but…

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

“We hope that these surveys and studies will contribute to a better knowledge and a better appreciation of the art of the city. [.…

An individual that speaks with his own voice and not the voice of others. An individual that cast asides the crutches and stands tall,…

Raimondo D’Aronco (31 August 1857, Gemona – 3 May 1932, Sanremo) Raimondo D’Aronco was born in Gemona del Friuli in 1857, the eldest of the seven…