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Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi, 2006. New. Paperback. 12x22 cm. In English. 180 p. B/w and colour ills. In 1836 William Hamilton identified the site of Amorium and provided the first description of the ancient ruins. We reached the deserted and dreary site of what was once a populous city…Near the centre of the valley in which the ruins are situated… is an insulated hill about half a mile in circumference, on which may still be traced a portion of the walls of an Acropolis… The principal part of the town is to the S. and S.W. of the Acropolis... These ruins…appear chiefly to date from the early Byzantine or Christian period…, marking the existence of one of those large and important towns which were destroyed in this part of Asia Minor by the irruptions of the Saracens and the Seljukian monarchs of Iconium. Much of what Hamilton described has now disappeared, but since 1988 the Amorium Excavations Project has been able to reveal other ruins that testify to the accuracy of his assessment of Amorium… Read More

Istanbul: İstanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2019. New. Paperback. 20x27 cm. In Turkish and English. 180 p. B/w and colour ills. İstanbul Araştırmaları Yıllığı'nın yedinci sayısında, İstanbul'un çeşitli dönemleri farklı disiplinlerce ele alınıyor. İçeriğini, Pelin Yoncacı Arslan'ın Registrars of Urban Movement in Constantinople: Monumental Columns and the Mese, Brigitte Pitarakis'in The Ritual of the Blessing of the Waters and Copper Alloy Vessels, Zeki Boleken'in Topkapı Sarayı Revan Köşkü'nde Kullanılan Devşirme Malzemelerin Yeniden Değerlendirilmesi, Aygül Ağır'ın Francesco Sansovino ve "Türklerin Kökeninin Ve İmparatorluğunun Evrensel Tarihi" Kitabında Kent, Mimarlık ve Gündelik Yaşam, M. Burak Çetintaş'ın Yeniçeri Zâbit Zümresi Başlıkları: Kalafat ve Çatal Kalafat Serpuşları Üzerine Bir Deneme, M. Baha Tanman'ın Osmanlı Bahçe Tasarımında Unutulmuş Bir Ayrıntı: Bahçe Duvarı Kafesleri ve Panjurları, Müjde Dila Gümüş'ün… Read More

Istanbul: İstanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2014. New. Paperback. 20x27 cm. In Turkish and English. 258 p. B/w and colour ills. The urban transformation project remains on the agenda, creating new debates every day. İstanbul's urban identity is at the center of these debates. As the clash between old and new takes on political significance, the fundamental problem finds expression in the cultural sphere. The crux of the matter is whether to keep intact İstanbul's identity as a historical city or to transform it into a synthetic identity that some claim includes the old. The truth is, no matter how complex the problem, we lack the knowledge about İstanbul as a historical city. This lack in turn causes lack of awareness. And an awareness configured in this way chooses not construction but destruction, which is the easier route under all circumstances. Annual of İstanbul Studies issues its third volume for the world of science and culture. This volume includes research papers that present us a… Read More

Istanbul: İstanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2017. New. Paperback. 20x27 cm. In Turkish and English. 238 p. B/w and colour ills. Yıllığın altıncı sayısında "Konstantinopolis'teki Paralı Asker Yazıtları, Remarques sur l'Ambassade Hafside d'Abu Amr Osman et de Molla Arab d'Après les Sources Ottomanes (Osmanlı kaynaklarına Göre Abu Amr Osman ve Molla Arab'ın Hafsî Elçiliği), İstanbul'un Alçı Pencereleri, Topkapı Sarayı'nda Bâbüssaade'nin Bazı Ayrıntıları Hakkında Düşünceler, 1882 Tarihli Bir Keşf-i Evvel İnşaat Defterine Göre Dolmabahçe Sarayı Mâbeyn-İ Hümâyûnu: Mekânları ve Onarımı, Arşiv Belgeleri Işığında 17.-19. Yüzyıllarda İstanbul Boğazı'nın Savunma Ağı, İstanbul Deniz Surları ve Koruma Sorunları, Halkalı Suları ve 1859 Tarihli Köprülü Su Yolu Haritalarının Sanat Tarihi Açısından Değerlendirilmesi ve Restorasyonu, Vaniköy'deki Merhûm Zahire Nâzırı Rıza Efendi Yalısı'na Dair, "Bir Acı Hikaye": Mimar Vedad (Tek)… Read More

Istanbul: İstanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2016. New. Paperback. 20x27 cm. In Turkish and English. 196 p. B/w and colour ills. Yıllığın 5. sayısında da, antikçağ, Bizans, Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet dönemlerini kucaklayan geniş bir ufuk içinde kentin tarihi, arkeolojisi ve kültürel kimliğinin çeşitli boyutlarına ilişkin özgün araştırmalar yer alıyor: Antik döneme ait yazıtlar; Bizanslı kadın baniler ve manastırlar;Dördüncü Haçlı Seferi'ni takip eden, kısa süreli Latin egemenliğinin Kalenderhane Camii'nde bıraktığı freskler; çağlardan beri su sorununun yaşandığı kentin "hinterland"ında Bizans dönemine ait su yolları; kentin kimliğinde önemli bir kırılmanın gerçekleştiği Lâle Devri'nin simgesi haline gelmiş ve hemen bütün izleriyle ortadan kalkmış Sa'dâbâd Sarayı ile çevresinin mimarisi ve toplum hayatına getirdiği yenilikler; kentin mistik ve kültürel hayatında önemli bir yeri olan Galata Mevlevîhanesi ile yakın çevresinin 19.… Read More

Istanbul: İstanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2015. New. Paperback. 20x27 cm. In Turkish and English. 189 p. B/w and colour ills. The urban history of İstanbul holds several important breaking points. Tanpınar, for example, makes the following assessment on the rupture that took place at the turn of the 20th century: "In the fifteen years between 1908 and 1923, [the city] has completely lost its former identity. The reforms instigated by the Constitutional Monarchy, three big wars, a series of fires of various magnitudes, financial crises, the dissolution of an empire, and, finally in 1923, the adoption of a civilization at the verge of which we stood scratching our heads for a century, have completely eradicated her former identity." This radical change was followed by the onset of rural to urban migration. Today, İstanbul is in a process of transformation in which she battles her own historic identity. İstanbul Research Institute is carefully following this process. The Institute maintains its… Read More

Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi, 2006. New. Paperback. 12x22 cm. In English. 198 p. B/w and colour ills. With its natural beauty and rich variety of well-preserved ruins so neatly located among this natural scenery, Arykanda is absolutely one of the most note-worthy sites of Lycia. It is typically a terraced city. The earliest settlers of Arykanda obviously picked themselves a unique location to build a city and it is to their decision that the city still owes its location that no by-passers can notice, although the city has been there for them to see all the time. The structures of the city have been built in perfect harmony with the rolling shapes of the natural slope on which the city raises. Moreover, the settlers have so successfully made use of the naturally rugged hill and in such good skill that the city did not even need fortification in the form of conventional city walls against enemy attacks.
With this book in your hand, which is the first of a series, you will visit Arykanda in perfect delight… Read More

Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi, 2010. New. Paperback. 12x22 cm. In English. 180 p. B/w and colour ills. Situated in northwest Asia Minor on a volcanic rock overlooking the Gulf of Adramyttion, Assos now stands in the village of Behram Koyu, Canakkale. The settlement goes back to the second millennium BC and was later re-established by Aeolian settlers from Methymna in the 7th century BC. Assos possesses the only temple in the Doric order in Archaic Asia Minor. Great construction activities were conducted in the 4'1' century BC during the tyranny of the Banker Eubulus and his slave Hermeias. Aristotle's visit and his founding a school in Assos in 347-345 BC are arguably the most famous events in the history of the city. During Roman rule, Assos established good relations with Rome and as a result it was granted autonomy and the right to issue coins. The visit of St. Paul is another important landmark in the history of the city. In 1838 some of the architectural blocks were smuggled to Paris. The… Read More

Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1998. Very Good. Paperback. 22x28 cm. In French. 142 p., b/w and colour ills. "Ce catalogue présente la peinture funéraire antique entre le IVe s. av. J.C. et le IVe s. ap. J.C., témoignage de la vie quotidienne, religieuse et rituelle des vivants de l'époque. Les aires culturelles se situent entre la période hellénistique et l'époque paléo-chrétienne."

Manisa: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, 2012. New. Paperback. 17x24 cm. In Turkish. [6], 229 p.; colour ills. The Byzantine coins in the section of the Manisa Museum were documented in chronological order in 2010. Byzantine Empire coins in Manisa Museum; Early Byzantine Period, Middle Byzantine Period and Late Byzantine / Palaiologos Period coins were evaluated chronologically. 385 coins and 2 counterfeit gold coins and electron coins were introduced. The size of the coins and the inventory information are presented like in the Manisa Museum coin inventory book.

Ankara: Enformasyon ve Dokumantasyon Hizmetleri Vakfi, 2000. Hardcover. As New. 18x25 cm. In English, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Arabic. 3 volumes set ([xii], 654 p.; [viii], 665-1199 pp.; [xvi], 867 p.). Dust jacket. Original cloth binding. First Edition. Signed (only Volume 1). Sözkonusu eser Türkiye'de kamuya açık 26 büyük ve önemli kütüphanede mevcut 2526 bibliyografik künyeden oluşan süreli yayınların mümkün olabildiğince eksiksiz bibliyografik kimlikleriyle, bulundukları kütüphaneleri, sayılarını ve yıllarını gösteren çok önemli bir toplu katalogdur. Mısır'da Vali Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Paşa tarafından ilk gazetenin yayımlandığı 1828 tarihinden Türkiye' de Arap harflerinin bırakılarak Latin harfli Türk Alfabesinin uygulamaya konulduğu 1928 yılı arasındaki 100 yılda; yayım yerlerine göre baktığımızda Kuzeyde Chicago, Leningrad, Krasnoyarsk (Sibirya) ve Mançurya'da Harbin hattı; Güneyde Buenos Aires (Arjantin), San'a (Yemen) ve Thayetmyo… Read More

Istanbul: Ege Yayinlari, 2006. New. Paperback. 15x21 cm. In English. 192 p., coloured ills. This is one of the first guidebooks for the general public to deal with the Byzantine and Turkish archaeology of an ancient town. Following 50 years of excavation by the Italian Archaeological Mission in close collaboration with the Turkish authorities, it is now possible to describe and illustrate the post-classical remains of Hierapolis of Phrygia. The book first explores a number of themes, from the changing environment to religion and agriculture, as well as discussing objects that illustrate day to day life in the medieval town. An itinerary then guides the visitor to the site with detailed information on things to be seen, from the monumental remains of the cathedral, the shrine of St. Philip and the castle, to more humble tenth century Byzantine houses and the remains of early Turkish farms on the hills above the town. The book concludes with a glossary and a select bibliography.

Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi, 2004. New. Paperback. 12x22 cm. In English. 144 p. B/w and colour ills. This book is written by Italian Archaeological Mission at Iasos. 'Then come one to Iasus, which lies on an island close to mainland. It has a harbour; and the people gain most of their livelihood from the sea, for the sea here is well supplied with fish, but the soil of the country is rather poor. Indeed, people fabricate stories of this kind in regard to Iasus: When a citharoede was giving a recital, the people all listened for a time, but when the bell that announced the sale of fish rang, they all left him and went away to the fish market, except one man who was hard of hearing. The citharoede, therefore, went up to him and said: 'Sir, I am grateful to you for the honour you have done me and for your love of music, for all the other except you went away the moment they heard the sound of the bell'. And the man said, 'What's that you say? Has the bell aready rung?' And when the citharoede said "Yes",… Read More

Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi, 2014. New. Paperback. 12x22 cm. In English. 344 p. B/w and colour ills. Cilicia played a very important role in the history of civilizations, with its extensive arable lands and its position as a bridge between Anatolia, Mesopotamia and the Eastern Mediterranean, connecting these areas by land, sea and rivers. At the same time, Cilicia created its very own culture, and its peoples carried this culture to other regions, founded independent states, and recorded their languages already in ancient times. It is one of the few regions where over the centuries great inventions were made and major developments occurred in religion, literature, medicine, pharmacy, philosophy, magic and divination. The most important reason for writing this book is to introduce the archaeological and cultural heritage of Cilicia as well as its natural beauty in a convenient handbook, in both English and Turkish, while also summarizing recent developments in the region. It serves not only as a travel… Read More

Istanbul: Ege Yayinlari, 2012. New. Paperback. 15x21 cm. In German. 283 p., coloured ills. 2012 jâhrt sich die Entdeckung des Hanghauses 2 in Ephesos zum 50. Mal. Seit seiner Auffindung und vor allem seit seiner Zuganglichkeit durch Errichtung des modernen - utzbaus haben sich die römischen Wohnhauser im Zentrum der antiken Stadt Ephesos zu einer wahren Attraktion entwickelt. In meiner Eigenschaft als langjahriges Mitglied der österreichischen Ephesos-Grabung und seit 2009 als Direktorin des Österreichischen Archâologischen Instituts und auch Grabungsleiterin war und ist es mir jedes Mal eine Freude, interessierte Besucherinnen und Besucher mit diesem einzigartigen Denk-mal römischer Wohnkultur vertraut machen zu können. Aus meinen vielen Führungen und Vortrâgen ist dieser Begleiter durch das Hanghaus 2 entstanden, der den sichtbaren archâologischen Befund vorstellt und erklart, aber auch die entsprechenden Hintergrund-informationen geben möchte. Da in einem handlichen Führer natürlich… Read More

Istanbul: Istanbul Arastirmalari Enstitusu, 2010. Paperback. New. 22x22 cm. In Turkish and English. 274 p. B/w and colour ills. Mevlân Due to Unesco's designation of 2007 as the 800th anniversary of Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî's (1207 - 1273) birth, Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation İstanbul Research Institute prepared the exhibition The Dervishes of Sovereignty, The Sovereignty of Dervishes: The Mevlevî Order in İstanbul, in order to shed light upon the Sufi history of İstanbul and to commemorate once again the life of Rumi. A mystical institution of medieval Islam at the end of 13th century with respect to its social and cultural roots, the Mevlevî Order assumes its unique place in the world due to İstanbul's close interaction with the Renaissance in Europe and embarks upon a journey that leads from Konya to İstanbul, upon Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of the latter. As part of the historical continuum that lasts for centuries, the Mevlevî Order is transformed from an Eastern mentality to… Read More

Istanbul: Pera Muzesi, 2009. New. Paperback. 24x28 cm. Bilingual in Turkish and English. 360 p. B/w and colour ills. [Pera Müzesi, dünyanın en köklü sanat kurumlarından biri olan Tate Britain ve British Council iş birliğiyle hazırladığı ve Britanya oryantalist resminin dünyadaki en önemli örneklerinin yer aldığı Doğu'nun Cazibesi: Britanya Oryantalist Resmi sergisine ev sahipliği yaptı. Şubat 2008'de ABD'de Yale Center for British Art galerilerinde ve Haziran 2008'de Tate Britain'ın Linbury Galerileri'nde gerçekleştirilen ve her iki ülkede de sanatseverlerden büyük ilgi gören serginin kataloğundaki 105 başyapıt arasında Suna ve İnan Kıraç Vakfı Oryantalist Resim Koleksiyonu'ndan, Osman Hamdi Bey'in İki Müzisyen Kız ve Henry Bone'un Thomas Hope'un Türk Giysileri İçinde Portresi resimleri ile Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Koleksiyonu'ndan David Wilkie'nin Sultan Abdülmecid'in Portresi resimleri de yer alıyor. = Pera Museum presented The Lure of the East: British… Read More

Istanbul: Tarih Vakfi & Kultur Bakanligi, 1993. As New. Hardcover. 22x28 cm. In Turkish. (8 volumes set): 558 p.; 568 p.; 568 p.; 568 p.; 568 p.; 568 p.; 568 p.; 568 p., color and b/w ills. Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, Türkiye'de Kültür Bakanlığı ve Tarih Vakfı tarafından ortak olarak yayımlanmış Türkçe ansiklopedidir. 1993 - 1994 yılları arasında önce haftalık fasiküller halinde yayımlanan ansiklopedi, sonradan ciltler halinde de piyasaya verilmiştir. 1994'te 7. ciltte yayımı sona eren ansiklopediye, 1995 yılında bir de dizin (indeks) cildi eklenerek 8 cilde tamamlanmıştır.
Örneğine az rastlanır bir 'kent ansiklopedisi' olan "Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi", İstanbul konusunda en zengin, en kapsamlı ve en sistematik kaynak olması planlanarak hazırlanmıştır. Kuşe kağıda ofset baskı tekniğiyle basılan ve 4.608 sayfadan oluşan ansiklopedide 10.000 madde, 4.300 renkli ve siyah beyaz fotoğraf, >gravür, harita ve kroki yer almaktadır.… Read More

Istanbul: Pera Muzesi, 2013. Paperback. New. 24x28 cm. In Turkish and English. 111 p. B/w and colour ills. Pera Müzesi, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin kuruluşunun 90. yıl dönümü anısına Düşler, Gerçekler, İmgeler: Modern Türk Resminde Cumhuriyet İmgesi adlı sergiye ev sahipliği yaptı. Sergi ve paralelinde hazırlanan katalog, modern Türk resim sanatından örnekler ve imgeler üzerinden yakın dönem bir tarih okuması yapıyor. Ekrem Işın küratörlüğünde hazırlanan ve Avni Arbaş, Nuri İyem, Abidin Dino'dan Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu'na, Cihat Burak'tan Turan Erol, Nedim Günsür Yüksel Arslan'a uzanan geniş dağılımlı seçki, Kuvay-i Milliye yılları, köy yaşamı, göç, gecekondulaşma ve kentleşme, modern yaşamın yalnızlaşan bireyleri ile geçmişi yorumlama gibi alt temaları içerirken, plastik sanatlar aracılığıyla Cumhuriyet tarihimize bir bakış sunmaya çalışıyor.
In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Pera Museum engaged in a… Read More

Istanbul: Pera Muzesi, 2008. Paperback. New. 24x28 cm. In Turkish. 129 p. Görkemli imparatorlukların başkenti İstanbul antik çağlardan bu yana daima ilgi odağı olmuştur. Rönesans'la birlikte Doğu'yu betimlemek isteyen sanatçılar çeşitli nedenlerle bu kente gelmiş, topoğrafyasını belgelemiş, eserlerinde kentin insanını betimlemişlerdir. Coğrafi konumu ve Batı'yla olan siyasal, ticari ve kültürel ilişkileri, Osmanlı payitahtı İstanbul'u Avrupalı sanatçıların en çok resimlediği "Doğu" kenti haline getirmiştir. İstanbul, Batılılar için bir anlamda "Doğu'nun başkenti" sayılmıştır. 18. yüzyıl Avrupası'nda egzotizm tutkusundan beslenen "Türk Modası"yla birlikte İstanbul ve insanı, resimleri, öyküleri, tiyatro ve operaları, kıyafetleri süsleyen unsurların başında gelmiştir. Bu kent 19. yüzyılda batılı gezgin ve sanatçıların çıktığı romantik doğu yolculuğunun en önemli duraklarından biri olmuş, onu betimleyen resimler Avrupa'da… Read More