istanbul araştırmaları enstitüsü

Aram Pehlivanyan, Sarkis Keçyan (Zanku), Zaven Biberyan and Avedis Aliksanyan published the first issue of the daily newspaper Nor Or (New Day) on 21 July 1945.…

In the West-oriented educational setting of the 1920s, as part of the Ministry of Education’s initiative to send successful students abroad to help them…

Inspired by our “Memory of Human Kind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts” exhibition, in collaboration with Trendeki Yabancı magazine we are publishing 6 stories…

The Renovation of Casa d’Italia, Tepebaşı As of 1919, the Italian government had begun to use the former Venetian Palace (Palazzo Venezia) and thus,…

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

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…

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…

İstanbul holds a leading place among research areas of contemporary sociology and urban design. In the wide spectrum of research fields, ranging from archaeology…

*This post is compiled from Prof. Dr. Cânâ Bilsel’s articles in the From the Capital of the Empire to the Modern City of the Republic:…

Karpiç Restaurant of the Republic Men and women, youngsters and the elderly, locals and foreigners all sat together at the table at Karpiç. Socializing…