The exhibition Journey to the Center of the East 1850-1950: 100 Years of Travelers in İstanbul from Pierre de Gigord Collection, which can be seen…
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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…
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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…
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National Modernism for a Polyphonic Republic Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907 – 1991) The squeal of an oxcart, the hymn of Yunus Emre kneading the dough…
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As a primary focal point of the current cultural and political life in Istanbul, Taksim Square was once a flat expanse surrounded by graveyards…
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Late Ottoman and Early Republican Istanbul through the eyes of Women Travellers The İstanbul Research Institute continues to expand its collection of travelogues. Women…
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Universal Modernism for a Polyphonic Republic İlhan Usmanbaş (b.1921) 1950s’ modernism penetrated the universal culture fabric through the music of İlhan Usmanbaş. At this…
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Nazimî Yaver Yenal (1904-1987), a unique personality of 20th-century Turkish architecture, is a typical representative of the early Republic generation that epitomized idealist principles.…
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The geographical position of Istanbul was not always how we know it to be today. It has only been a little over a century…
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Inspired by our “Memory of Human Kind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts” exhibition, in collaboration with Trendeki Yabancı magazine we are publishing 6 stories…