Sokak sokak Galata, adım adım Pera, karış karış Beyoğlu... Yüzyıllardır farklı kültürleri-kimlikleri kucaklayan, her gün biraz daha değişip dönüşen ama değerli özünü asla yitirmeyen caddeler, mahalleler, hanlar, geçitler: John Freely ve BrendanFreelynin kaleminden sıradışı bir biyografi... İstanbula dair kitaplar hep tarihi yarımadaya odaklanır. Ama Galata, Pera, Beyoğlu: Bir Biyografi, Konstantinopolis yarımadasının karşısındaki Beyoğlu bölgesine yoğunlaşıyor. Bölgenin gelişimini ve sosyal tarihini, Haliçt

Galata, Pera, and Beyoğlu streetbystreet, step by step... An unusual biography from John FreelyandBrendanFreely: Avenues, neighborhoods, hans, andpassagesthathavebeenembracingvariousculturesandidentitiesforcenturies, changingdaybyday but neverlosingtheiruniquecharacters. Books about Istanbul invariablyfocus on thehistoricpeninsula but Galata, Pera, Beyoğlu: A Biographyconcentrates on Beyoğlu, thedistrict on thenorthside of the Golden HornacrossfromtheConstantinopolitanpeninsula. Thisbookfollowsthedevelopme

This guide covers the part of Istanbul known as Beyoğlu, the district lying to the north of the old city of Constantinople, and separated from it by the waters of the Golden Horn. Following a general historic introduction, the book is divided into a series of walking tours, describing Beyoğlus major monumentsmosques, churches, synagogues, as well as the houses and commercial buildings of the late Ottoman era and the early years of the Turkish Republic. Although the guide focuses on the districts rich past,