What on earth could have inspired Britain’s most celebrated photographer, Don McCullin, to leap from his hospital bed with 50 ...

The Kıbrıslı Yalı is one of the largest old summerhouses to survive on the Bosphorus. Its rambling architecture mirrors the fluctuating fortumes of the statesman who gave the house its name, and his ...

The Turks of China – travels in the land of the Uighur. The Caliph’s daughter: Cecil Beaton’s fairytale princess. The doorman’s son who saved the empire; dazzling flora of the high Taurus; vintage ...

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He was an Italian with a powerful affinity for the historic buildings of Ottoman Istanbul. But the architect Raimondo D’Aronco was destined to leave his own very stylish stamp on the city. Paolo ...

On October 21 I walked down the hill from the Kedili Park (Cats Park) by the side of the Harbiye Military Museum to Maçka, and from thence down Süleyman Seba Caddesi to Beşiktaş, where I met up with ...

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Can a young Lancastrian build an organ so spectacular it will impress the most powerful man in the world and change the reputation of England on the world stage? A BBC Radio play (44mins) based ...

When the heat was on, diplomats headed north to Istanbul’s airy summer embassies. We dress up with Rıfat Özbek; explore the inspiration of Ottoman bookbinding; learn about ebru, the art of marbling ...

Beside the Sea of Marmara, away from the fever and fret of the city, Rıfat Edin has created his own paradise, a garden of delights to share with boat-lovers. Owen Matthews tastes its eccentric charms.

Istanbul’s Kusav Antiques and Decorative Arts Fair 1994. We feature some of the covetable artefacts that were on show, from rare books and calligraphy to jewellery and Leyla Seyhanli’s extravagant ...

Discover how an ambassador’s writings on harem life inspired the odalisques of Ingres, and how the Orient inspired Frederick Leighton’s interior design in a Victorian artist’s homage to Ottoman style.