I had the great opportunity to meet Asst. Prof. Dr. Luca Orlandi of Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture at the Bibliotheka seminar last May, where he gave an insightful lecture titled ‘The Italian Levantine  Heritage...
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In the 1990s, a photo historian's discovery of Charles W. Cushman's archive revealed the '30s world in color, an era which we are very much used to seeing in black. It turned out that Cushman, an amateur photographer, was one of the early adopters of Kodak's...
 I  have a weak spot for anything art-nouveau. Could it be because a neighborhood with art nouveau houses was a default setting for me since I was born? We do not have V. Horta or A. Mucha here, but we do have Raimondo D'aronco of Italian...
Life as it is in the mid 60s. Interesting to see that Turkish way of life has been still prevalent in some ways in many neighborhoods. Can you recognize some of the landmarks and places? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTVHXOKUxDQ&feature=youtu.be
Another arty day around Galata... Graffiti works get disappeared so quickly here so don't expect to see these works of art if you walk around Galata today. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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