One of those places that makes  me  feel at home...Some of my friends know where to find me if I have disappeared  for a while: No, it is not a guest house on the Aegean, it is a library in the city. I am talking about SALT Galata! Adorable...
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In the name of regeneration, the old historic neighborhood of Istanbul, Tarlabaşı, will be confined to the memories of Istanbullites very soon. It used to be inhabited mostly by the Greeks since the mid 1800s and by migrants from Anatolia since...
 The photo exhibition at the Pera Museum, "From Konstantiniyye to Istanbul" gave me moments of awe and inspiration to keep on working on the city. The selection of photos from various collections  reveals the beauty of the Anatolian  shore...
 Othmar Pferschy's 1950 dated photos remind us of how once upon a time fishing was indispensible to Istanbul way of life.
  A rare photo of Ayasofya Mosque depicting the last prayer of muslims held. A gem from the archive of Othmar Pferschy, who  hopped on the  Orient Express to come to Constantinople and witnessed the drastic  transformation of the new Republic...