Everyday Life in Istanbul (Ciltli)

On The Map Of Human Existence. İstanbul Throughout The Age Of Empire Represented The Administrative Power Center. Rome, Byzantium And The Ottoman Empire Each Took İts Place İn History As A Ring Of Civilization That Formed Around This Center. To View History From This Perspective Means To Read The Story Of Humanity İn İts Pages And, İn A Sense, To Rediscover Each Time This Dazzling Star That Shone İn The Skies Of Anatolia, The Balkans And The Mediterranean. As Mankind Discovered İstanbul, İt Also Discovered İtself As A Passionate Traveler On The Road Leading Back To İts Own Past. İstanbul Today İs A Treasurehouse Where All Our Lost Values Are Carefully Preserved. A Compass For Our Social İdentity That Has Lost İts Way, A Touchstonefor Our Decaying Aesthetic Taste, A Trustworthy Scale For Our Degenerating Sense Of Justice - İstanbul Can Assume All These Roles While At The Same Time Generously Offering Us A Human Experience And Store Of Knowledge Capable Of Answering Every Question Put To İt. Everyday Life İn İstanbul İs A Collection Of Striking İmages Along A Journey Back To The Roots Of The Turks' Social İdentity. A Work Embracing The History Of An İmperial City İn A Plane Where Man, Culture And Space Relate To Each Other, İt İs A Noteworthy Example Of The New Historiography, Which Sets Up A Balance Among The Social Sciences. With İts Unique Style And İts Theoretical Framework Set Against A Multidimensional Background Extending From Politics To Culture, From Architecture To Literature, İt İs At The Same Time A Contemporary Historian'S Gift To Our City.