Attending the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (ICBS ‘22), held in Venice and Padua, Italy on August 22–27, 2022, where I presented two…

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 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…

This rare book is the third edition of Ayşe Fahriye’s Ev Kadını (Housewife), originally published in 1882. The book was transcribed in 2002 by Leman Erdemli and…

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

You can explore Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi’s collection at the Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi (1899 – 1984): Architectural Historian, Restorator, Collector exhibition. The calligraphy works found in his collection are…

In his final year at the school of architecture in 1925, Nazimî Yaver won his first victory outside the school at a competition entitled,…

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…

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

Upon his return to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1932, Yenal found himself in the midst of an important reform process. Once the…