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…
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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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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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Art between Hammer and Anvil Muhsin Ertuğrul (1892 – 1979) Ertuğrul combined the modern theatre and cinema experience he acquired in Paris, Berlin, and…
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On Thursday 24 May Chamber Talks moderator Haydar Ergülen discussed the poetry of İstanbul The program included examples of outstanding poems written on İstanbul and its…
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*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:…
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İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…
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İstanbul Research Institute launches its first online exhibit on Google’s Cultural Institute platform. The exhibit Cities of the Three Books is centred on the photograph album that once…
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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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The urban history of İstanbul holds several important breaking points. Tanpınar, for example, makes the following assessment on the rupture that took place at…