On Thursday 24 May Chamber Talks moderator Haydar Ergülen discussed the poetry of  İstanbul The program included examples of outstanding poems written on İstanbul and its…

18th Century Istanbul Houses Architecture, Property Income, Comfort, Privacy H. Gökçen Akgün Özkaya Initiated in 2011 and publishing original works on the history, archaeology,…

A Garip (Peculiar) Man that Aired Out Our Lives Oktay Rifat (1914 – 1988) “On a hot summer’s day, a middle-aged villager approached me to ask for…

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…

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

We are presenting 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 life in…

The panel titled “To Carry Stones with Tonguç: Village Institutes and İsmail Hakkı Tonguç on the 52nd Anniversary of his Death” was held on…

Cities have unrelenting destinies originating from the place where they have been established. Located on the border of Asia and Europe, although İstanbul is nurtured by…

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

Archaeological evidence indicates that sporting activities were common in ancient civilisations such as China, Egypt, Greece and Rome. The organization of sports, its development,…