The Gates of Istanbul
Istanbul’s cultural richness is extraordinarily strong. Even on the streets, you can feel the city’s…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/12/2025
Istanbul’s cultural richness is extraordinarily strong. Even on the streets, you can feel the city’s…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/12/2025
One might think that Istanbul is one of the least likely cities one would consider…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 12/12/2025
‘Theodora, who started life in the gutter as an erotic dancer, would end up ruling…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 12/12/2025
From arriving at the port of Constantinople as a teenage bride to the heir to…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 21/11/2025
Rakı is not a drink to be consumed alone; it is a drink to be…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 18/11/2025
In the annals of Ottoman history, few tales intertwine art, power, and romance as compellingly…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 18/11/2025
In Byzantine courts, porphyrogenitus — “born in the purple” — marked children born in the…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 11/11/2025
In the Byzantine Empire, pearls were far more than luxurious adornments—they were rich in symbolic…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 11/11/2025
Nearly a century after its golden age, the legendary Orient Express is preparing to glide…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 11/11/2025
“My father, the Emperor Alexios, was the light of the Roman world. To preserve the…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 11/11/2025
If there is one day that touches a deep cord in me, that is November…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 09/11/2025
The artist with the bust of Ahmet Haşim Sabiha Ziya Bengütaş, born in Istanbul in 1904,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 09/11/2025
They have strangled the birds, torn the grass from the earth, and left the roads…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 12/10/2025
It is said that the kanto, which was mixed with the lively dance style we…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/10/2025
Prof. Dr. Cemal Kafadar Prof. Dr. Cemal Kafadar is one of the most distinguished historians…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/10/2025