The Lost Palaces of Canvas: Ottoman Imperial Tents in European Museums
Ottoman tent from 17th century in Krakow, Poland Walk through the great museums of Vienna,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/06/2026
Ottoman tent from 17th century in Krakow, Poland Walk through the great museums of Vienna,…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/06/2026
Few pieces of Baroque music are as deeply connected to the Ottoman imagination as Jean-Baptiste…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/06/2026
Benito Mussolini never visited Istanbul. He never crossed the Galata Bridge, gazed upon the Bosphorus…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/06/2026
Fehime Sultan in the Harem Among the many paradoxes of the final Ottoman century, few…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 27/06/2026
Istanbul did not slowly become modern; it was forced to carry several centuries of urban…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 26/06/2026
When news of the audacious 2025 heist at the Louvre Museum broke, the world focused…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 21/06/2026
“Light flickered across the empty corridors of the Yildiz Palace as soldiers of the Macedonian…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 20/06/2026
In 1982, at a family gathering, I met Prince Ali Vâsıb Efendi. As the younger…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 20/06/2026
If the day has come to weigh anchor from time itself, A ship bound for…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 20/06/2026
“For the first time, I found myself fighting alone a battle of dread and grief…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 17/06/2026
Six pieces. Six stories. One Eternal City. For years, I have explored Istanbul through words…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 16/06/2026
In the late nineteenth century, Istanbul was a city in transition. New ideas, fashions and…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 16/06/2026
Before Istanbul’s nightlife moved to Pera and İstiklal Avenue, the city’s cultural heart beat elsewhere…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 15/06/2026
Few stories in Ottoman history illustrate the seduction and danger of power as vividly as…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 07/06/2026
Few writers have captured the melancholy beauty of Istanbul’s transformation from imperial capital to modern…
by Mahan Dogrusoz 02/06/2026