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…

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…

The geographical position of Istanbul was not always how we know it to be today. It has only been a little over a century…

The exhibition Journey to the Center of the East 1850-1950: 100 Years of Travelers in İstanbul from Pierre de Gigord Collection, at the Istanbul Research…

As in the case of Yenal’s drawings, the type of architecture that remains unconstructed, or more precisely, not intended for construction and thus severing…

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…

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 exhibition Mindful Seed Speaking Soil: Village Institutes of the Republic 1940-1954, organized by the collaborative efforts of the İstanbul Research Institute and İsmail Hakkı Tonguç…

One hundred years ago, at the height of the Balkan Wars, Bulgarian forces moved into Macedonia and Thrace, finally taking Edirne on 26 March…

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