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 total of 25 drawings Yenal apparently made for the Anıtkabir Competition in 1941 is comprised plan, cross-section, façade and detailed drawings. The design…

Announcing a grease wrestling competition held in Ankara, the poster features the photograph of globally renowned Kırkpınar wrestlers Kurtdereli Mehmet and Adalı Halil. However,…

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

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…

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…

This post is compiled from Nükhet Sirman’s article in The Anatomy of a Tradition: 150 Years of Robert College 1863 – 2013 exhibition catalog. When my…

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

The exhibition Journey to the Center of the East 1850-1950: 100 Years of Travelers in İstanbul from Pierre de Gigord Collection, which opened last week…

Focused on the Village Institutes, one of the most dramatic processes of evolution in the history of the Turkish Republic, and organized by the…