Istanbul, the historic heart of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, serves as a gateway to explore the vast regions these empires once spanned—Türkiye, Greece, the Balkans, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the MENA region—along with their many-layered trade and cultural connections with Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Columbia Global Center Istanbul focuses on these transregional connections through a multidisciplinary lens, enriching our understanding of these interconnected histories and cultures.
With strong academic partnerships and a wealth of regional resources, the Istanbul Center provides a dynamic platform for advancing research and teaching in unique and impactful ways. The Center has also played a pivotal role in enhancing academic collaboration, hosting a joint summer course, offered three times by Columbia University and Boğaziçi University, focused on the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, studied through their history, monuments, and urban life. This course exemplifies the Center's commitment to fostering deep, regionally-informed scholarship that bridges past and present, and connects Columbia’s global academic community with the rich heritage of Istanbul and its surrounding regions.
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