When Henri-Cartier Bresson photographed the Camondo steps of Galata it was 1965 -a century after it was commissioned by the banker Camondo family. His photo is, unfortunately, not one of his iconic and flattering stair photos. Still,...
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Born and raised in Istanbul, Aslı loves travelling to exotic places. Yet, she says she always comes back to Istanbul homesick. One of my partners in crime, Aslı accompanies me while I am doing field research and we love exploring ins and outs of the city...
THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCEFinally 10 years after Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Nobel Laureate started writing the story of Kemal and Füsun, the museum, which bears the same name as the book, opened. Right after its opening, a symposium focusing...
A depiction of a man with acanthus beard from the mosaic museum, one of the most underrated places in the city. The only thing that remains from the 6th century Great Palace of the Byzantine Constantinople is the floor tiles of a peristyle courtyard....
The dome of Hagia Sophia. During the extensive restoration carried out by Fossatti Brothers in the mid 1800s, the calligrapher Kazasker Izzet Efendi decorated the dome with the verse from Qur'an "In the name of Allah, the beneficient, the merciful,...
A rare photo of Ayasofya Mosque depicting the last prayer of muslims held. A gem from the archive of Othmar Pferschy, who hopped on the Orient Express to come to Constantinople and witnessed the drastic transformation of the new Republic and Istanbul...
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