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 the Istanbul library of which he is founder and owner.How...
Istanbul world city
A city of worldIstanbul; the capital of three great empires, the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in Anatolia for thousands of years, and the city housing the most...
Groves Istanbul
The Yildiz GroveSultan Selim III built a pavilion named "Yildiz" -meaning the Star- for his mother Mihrisah Sultan in this grove he admired in the 18th century. It was followed by other pavilions and...
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 than half a million.A capital that hosted East Roman-Byzantine Empire...
Private Istanbul tour Congo Diplomatic group
Guided Tour Istanbul for the Republic of Congo Diplomatic group on 11th March 2016We started the Guided Tour Istanbul from Hippodrome. Again it`s Friday and we couldn`t go into Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque). ...
Wooden workmanship Byzantium
The wooden workmanship at the ByzantiumThe centers of the Byzantine wooden workmanship which is not widely known are Istanbul, Antakya and Iskenderiye.Today, there are very few examples left by the masters trained in these...
Topkapi Palace
The famous Ottoman historian Evliya Celebi describes the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) as “the loveliest sultanate palace that human skill could have created. One can not help doing anything but ruling if living in...
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 of the city also borders the continents of Asia and...
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 religions order. He was the sheik of Aziz Mahmud (died...
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 “Shirts with Talisman "Shirts with Talisman consist of shirts armored...
