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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The Pera Museum Art Library is open to public access at the Istanbul Research Institute. As well as books and magazines, the library provides access…
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The panel titled “To Carry Stones with Tonguç: Village Institutes and İsmail Hakkı Tonguç on the 52nd Anniversary of his Death” was held on…
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Made known to a larger public by the Memories of Humankind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts exhibition, and had previously been accessed by researchers…
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Focused on the Village Institutes, one of the most dramatic processes of evolution in the history of the Turkish Republic, and organized by the…
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The Ottoman administration’s initiatives -based on Western models- to “modernize” the traditional organic urban fabric which had developed in the Empire’s capital over the centuries can be…
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The initial date of construction of the Tower of Justice dates as far back as the reign of Mehmed II (the Conqueror) (1453-1481). Also…
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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…
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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…
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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…