A Broken Love Song
Photo by Ara Güler Istanbul is home to many talented female artists who have created…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 01/02/2026
Photo by Ara Güler Istanbul is home to many talented female artists who have created…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 01/02/2026
Evliya Çelebi was a 17th-century Ottoman traveler, writer, and storyteller, one of the most remarkable…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 31/01/2026
As February settles gently over Istanbul and St. Valentine’s Day approaches, love once again becomes…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 31/01/2026
I am a fallen star, a destitute wanderer—a lover estranged from himself.Like the sun, I…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 31/01/2026
Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç with his student Süheyla Altmışdört There is a beautiful Turkish song that…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 23/01/2026
“If I love the past deeply; if I feel bound to its great, magnificent days,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 16/01/2026
The Arife Tahtı, a richly adorned ceremonial throne crafted for Sultan I. Ahmed by Mimarbaşı…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 15/01/2026
Tangueros de Estambul (also known as TangEsta) founded by Ortaç Aydınoğlu is a contemporary tango…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 14/01/2026
If there is one genre of music that feels like a remedy for my soul,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 14/01/2026
“As long as God grants me life, let me work; I do not wish for…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 05/01/2026
Sultan Murat III The Surname-i Hümâyun prepared for the circumcision of Şehzade Mehmed, son of…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 05/01/2026
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits (2011), directed by İmre Azem, is a powerful documentary that examines…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 05/01/2026
“Think not your love will wholly yield to you;You rule Istanbul, yet she reigns o’er…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 04/01/2026
‘O most merciful fount of all hope, Father of the son whose weeping mother I…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 04/01/2026
“It is certain…that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 28/12/2025