A Man in Love with Istanbul: Reşad Ekrem Koçu
Reşat Ekrem Koçu is without a doubt one of the most distinguished scholars on Istanbul. He seeks to describe, in a fluent manner, the interesting details and strange habits regarding the social life in Old Istanbul within the context of Ottoman history. His greatest strength is his ability to carefully investigate the sources on Ottoman history and to dig out the interesting incidents, strange stories and hard-to-believe habits and details. His skills as a writer come to the fore, at this point, just as his skills as a historian. He has penned many successful works with a great eye for details hidden behind history books.
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