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[Abi]

New book published by Yapıkredi, reveals 201 characteristic buildings in Istanbul, that has affected the cultural heritage in the city. The existence of buildings is necessary to understand and recognize Istanbul, says Engin Yenal, the writer




Written by architect Engin Yenal, the book , ‘A City: Istanbul 101 Buildings ‘ claims that a city like Istanbul can only be understood in its totality through a comprehensive understanding of its symbolic buildings

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[Cukurbagli]

I think I might get this.

For someone who is interested in books on Turkey the Yapı Kredi Publishers have hundreds of them in their list, most seem to be very reasonably priced. There are lots of books of photographs of different areas. Newspapers in Turkey have more staff photographers than anyone can afford in Europe and America, for instance the Hurriyet alone has sixteen! These people take thousands of photographs a year and publish lots of books at very affordable prices.

[Abi]

Thanks for that tip Cukur I will have a look at that website.