Saksagan
Istanbul Library
It began as a hobby collecting books and manuscripts, but Gokhan Ozbek soon turned w into a massive collection. We spoke with him about...
Istanbul world city
A city of world
Istanbul; the capital of three great empires, the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in Anatolia...
Groves Istanbul
The Yildiz Grove
Sultan Selim III built a pavilion named "Yildiz" -meaning the Star- for his mother Mihrisah Sultan in this grove he admired in...
History Istanbul
Istanbul lived it`s “Golden Age” between 527 and 565.
It was the most magnificent and the greatest city of its era with a population more...
Wooden workmanship Byzantium
The wooden workmanship at the Byzantium
The centers of the Byzantine wooden workmanship which is not widely known are Istanbul, Antakya and Iskenderiye.
Today, there are...
Kadikoy, Bostanci & Uskudar
Istanbul is a matchless city on earth with its unique characteristic of setting the two continents apart.
The Bosporus which passes right through the middle...
Uftade & Ummu Sinan
Uftade (died 988/1580)
Uftade whose real name is Mehmed Muhyiddin was born in Bursa. He played an important role in the development of the Celvetie...
Shirts with Talisman
One of the interesting topics which the periodical elaborates is about “Shirts with Talisman ". Orhan Saik Gokyay tells the following related to the...
How the Bosphorus was frozen in 1954
Curious Eyes
The next day, it`s reported that the wind changed direction and the ices move rather to the shores of Sile and this fact...
Money and Interest
Government Bonds Less Interest
When it comes to government bonds, on the other hand, the returns are less interesting. Mathias Bauer, head of Raiffeisen Capital...
