Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, the flying Turkish
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, one of the first men in the history of humanity to fly, a story more than ever linked to Galata and the great traveler Evliya Çelebi. Hezârfen…
The tower of Galata
Galata, Italian foot in İstanbul
Always a bridge between two worlds, the city of İstanbul was a central hub for the trade of the Maritime Republics, which right here placed some of their most important…
Evliya Çelebi
Evliya Çelebi, the Turkish Herodotus
After the great architect, the great traveler. Evliya Çelebi was undoubtedly one of the most complete and interesting testimonies about the Ottoman Empire, analyzing it in all its people and…
Mimar Sinan, Ottoman Michelangelo
One of the most incredible men in the entire history of the Orient. Compared to Michelangelo, Mimar Sinan was first Janissary and then architect, shaping the Ottoman Empire with the…
5 spices with Italpepe
5 spices to explore with Italpepe, a company that for years has specialized in bringing the best spices and their stories to the Bel Paese. Happy reading and remember to…
Laura Allegrini, between Italy and Fairouz
We present Laura Allegrini, an Italian singer who has achieved incredible success in the Middle East thanks to her version of the Lebanese national anthem, rigorously sung in Arabic. A…
Mercury’s sky, Iqbal and politics
In "The Mercury Sky", Muhammad Iqbal will expose himself more than ever to politics, bringing two exceptional sleeps such as al Afghani and Said Halim Pasha. In this text, in…
5 film for the summer
We started with books and continue with films. We present our 5 Middle East themed films for this summer, present on: Netflix, Sky, Youtube and, of course, in DVD format.…
5 books for the summer
For many, summer represents a moment of relief, a magical period of time to spend as relaxed as possible, perhaps enjoying something beautiful. Precisely for this reason we have chosen…
03 Bamsı Beyrek of the gray horse, first part
One of the most famous characters of the Turkish epic, able to bewitch with cunning, passion and vicissitudes. The podcast series continues and with one of the greatest warriors in…
