Legacies of Ancient & Modern Cultures
" The sound stops short, the sense flows on" Chinese saying
...The knot of fear United in peace Every now and then Juxtaposed Just a few steps apart Looks at each other compassionately On the shores of Istanbul The Ezan The Bell The Hazan Beki L. Bahar This pretty village lies on the European side of Bosphorus. When the Byzantine emperor Basil commissioned a... Continue Reading →
Myths do travel as long as people wander The Bosphorus, known as the Istanbul Strait is a strait that forms the boundary between the Thrace and Anatolian sections of Turkey. The ancient writers state that the Bosphorus derived its name from the passage of Io in the shape of a cow. The story of... Continue Reading →
Arnavutköy (arna-vut-kėuy), the Albanian Village This charming neighbourhood is located on the European side of the Bosphorus. At one time she was called as Anapolis and Estias. Her name “Albanian” comes from the group of Albanians settled during the early Ottoman period, and the Greeks used to call her as Michaelion “the city of angels” ... Continue Reading →
In our walk and cruise by Bosphorus trip, we have the opportunity to see and talk about how the view and landscape of Bosphorus has changed through time. The current exhibition at Pera museum displays the photographs of the Anatolian Shore of the Bosphorus from the mid XIXth Century to XX Century. The eastern world especially the Arabs used... Continue Reading →
Legacies of Ancient & Modern Cultures 