Istanbul as Far as the Eye Can See: Views across Five Centuries
20 September 2023 - 26 May 2024
The Story Unfolds in Istanbul
Editors:
Şeyda Çetin, Ebru Esra Satıcı
Authors:
Melis Behlil, Zeynep Çelik, Şeyda Çetin, Kaya Genç, Selim İleri, Ebru Esra Satıcı
Translation:
Nazmi Ağıl, Baptiste Gacoin, Ayşen Gür, Aytekin Karaçoban
Design:
Yeşim Demir Pröhl
Language:
Turkish-English
Page number:
368
Edition:
Vehbi Koç Foundation
ISBN:
978-605-9606-54-7
The exhibition catalogue, published both in Turkish and English, comprises fascinating essays, each articulating a unique manner of reading and interpreting the exhibition. Following an introduction by Zeynep Çelik, it offers curatorial pieces by Şeyda Çetin and Ebru Esra Satıcı, respectively titled “Just Like in the Books!” and “Lines of Istanbul”, along with “Framing Istanbul: Depictions of a Fluid City in Western Literature”, penned by Kaya Genç, and “A Fantastical Representation of Istanbul from Literature to Cinema: Baron Münchhausen”, authored by Melis Behlil. Moreover, it harbours a piece titled “The Immortal Istanbul” by the late Selim İleri, who sadly passed away very recently, discussing the books in the selection that played a significant part in his personal life story. All the other catalogue texts were written by Şeyda Çetin, Ebru Esra Satıcı and Sven Becker.