Museum of Innocence
Orhan Pamuk’s The Museum of Innocence (Masumiyet Müzesi) is one of his most beloved novels,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/02/2026
Orhan Pamuk’s The Museum of Innocence (Masumiyet Müzesi) is one of his most beloved novels,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/02/2026
Şehzade Cihangir (1531–1553) was the youngest son of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan.…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/02/2026
Today, the Bull Statue of Kadıköy stands as one of Istanbul’s most recognizable urban symbols:…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/02/2026
A narrative of the city from 1430 to 1750 traces the interaction of Ottoman music…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 06/02/2026
Dedicated to my grandfather, Suat Vina, who was a virtuoso of the oud. The oud’s…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 06/02/2026
The Itrî & Bach project emerges from Istanbul not merely as a place of origin,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 05/02/2026
The figure known today as “Count Dracula” is rooted not in medieval superstition but in…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 04/02/2026
Photo by Ara Güler In the vocabulary of Islamic mysticism, halvet, from the Arabic khalwa…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 03/02/2026
Istanbul is an utterly romantic city, a city of water and infinite sky, of seagulls…
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