The Bosphorus: An Illustrated Story Boğaziçinin Tarih Atlası (İngilizce)

İt İs A Challenge To Define The Bosphorus – One May Call İt A Waterway, A Natural Wonder, Or The Site Of The Only City İn The World Connecting Two Continents. While One May Consider İts Architecture, Topography, History, And The Relation Between İts Residents And İts Nature To Define A Certain Aspect Of The Bosphorus, The Question Of Which Factors To Bring Together To Define The Bosphorus As A Whole Prevails. Focusing On One Or A Couple Of Elements Can Mean Not Doing Justice To The Whole, Yet İt İs Quite Difficult - Or Even Unnerving - To Capture All Relevant Factors İn A Harmonious Narrative.Dr. Sedat Bornovalı’S Book İs One Of Those Rare Examples, Which Develops The Whole İn A Modest Volume. The Author Diligently Weaves İnteresting Details, Augmented By Specific Explanations, To Build A Vivid Picture Of The Bosphorus. The Buildings And Their Styles Are Described Eloquently, And The Historical Context İs Delivered İn A Straightforward Narrative To Present How The Legends Of The Bosphorus Have Evolved Over The Years.Dr. Sedat Bornovalı’S Work Does Not Merely Describe And Announce The Existence Of Various Unknown Or Unfamiliar Aspects Of The Bosphorus, But Rather Brings Forth A Lively İnteraction Of Those Unknown Or Unfamiliar Aspects To Create Grasping Narrative. As The Text Progresses, The İnteraction Of Social, Geographical, Architectural, And Historical Factors Emerge Adding Layers To The Reader’S Understanding Of The Bosphorus; We Can Thus Visualize İt As A Scene From A Play Rather Than A Beautiful Static Painting. Bornovalı’S Bosphorus Does Not Depict A Scene Frozen İn Time.As The Play Unfolds, The Residents Of The Bosphorus, Who Both Lived İn The Past And Live At Present, Begin Taking The Stage. This İs A Work With A Script And Actors, Both Happy And Sad At Times. Even The Exhausted Lives Of The Past, Which Now Lie Side By Side With Judas Trees And Cypresses, Have Their Silent Roles İn This Scene.An Accessible Read For Those Unfamiliar With The Topic, Yet An Ever-Valuable And İnformative Resource For Knowledgeable Scholars.