Capital of Three Empires Istanbul (Ciltli)

First edition 2002, second edition 2010. This is a third edition with slipcase. HB. İstanbul which is located at the cross-section of Asia and Europe as the only city in the world that connects two continents has been a settlements of strategic importance all through its history. In its long history, the city was home for civilizations with many different religious and cultural backgronuds which endowed it with the characteristic of being a unique mosaic of the remains of all those cultures. Nowhere else in the world, in fact, there is another city that can compete with it in terms of the rch and generous natural gfts and the traces of all of hose different cultures. In 1985, İstanbul was taken into the World Heritage Sites list of Unesco owing to the fame it earned with its unique status and locatin. Afterwards in 2010, it was appointed as 'European Cultural Capital'. We hope that you will enjoy the present work which has been prepared for the purpose of presenting İstanbul which left its trace in the history as a renowned museum city and is one of the most important metropolitan cities in the world today, not only in its past but also in its universal and current status with the accompaniment of pictures each of which displays an artistic mastery and taste.