Cartographer: Matrakci Nasuh

Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, or Nasuh el-Matrakči ibn Karađoz ibn Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnevi, commonly known as...

Old Istanbul

As we're soon leaving for Istanbul, here's a couple of old postcards, photos and maps showing various scenes and moments from the life of the city....

The Jinn of Mehmed Siyah Qalam

Jinn (sg. jinni) are supernatural beings in Arabian folklore; some regard them as angels and some as demons, yet they are neither. While man was...

The Mystical Poetry of Yunus Emre

The gradual disintegration of the Byzantine Empire enabled the Mongol attacks in the thirteenth century to threaten the population of Asia Minor...

Turkey travel maps

Bhautik Siddhapura is a graphic designer from Mumbai, India. He draws and travels, and these are his illustrations from this year's trip to...