Lecture

COLORS OF ANATOLIA LECTURE SERIES

with Şerif Yenen

In this presentation, guidebook author and tour guide Serif Yenen focuses on both Istanbul’s highlights and off-the-beaten places.

ISTANBUL: A CITY OF MYSTERY AND WONDERS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022 | 5:30 pm
Goethe-Institut

IN PERSON PRESENTATION BY SERIF YENEN ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd AT 5:30PM AT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT BOSTON HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

INSTEAD, SERIF YENEN WILL JOIN US LIVE ONLINE FOR A TOUR OF 'ISTANBUL: A CITY OF MYSTERY AND WONDERS' IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DATE AND TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Istanbul is a city of mystery, a city of wonders, whose history is unlike any other. Istanbul—once known as Byzantium, then renamed Constantinople—served as the capital of three empires. Today, its architectural treasures are enduring legacies of Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman rule. Once a major stop along the Silk Road, Istanbul’s historic center is now a UNESCO Heritage site. Its past continues to offer up new discoveries and evidence of the lives of long-ago city dwellers. There are also reminders around every corner of the city’s place in world history, from Hagia Sophia to Topkapi Palace, from the Chora Monastery to the underground ruins of the Byzantine Great Palace.

 

Şerif YENEN
Travel specialist, writer, tourist guide, and travel filmmaker.

Şerif Yenen is a Turkish travel specialist, travel writer, tourist guide and travel filmmaker. He gives Cultural Heritage of Turkey, Travel Writing & Blogging, Anatolian Civilisations and Tourist Guiding lessons as a part-time instructor at the Bilgi and Boğaziçi Universities. He wrote “Turkish Odyssey” in English, the “first guidebook of Turkey ever written by a Turk”. Şerif Yenen is also the producer, director and writer of Istanbul Unveiled, an awards-winning travel documentary with eight international awards.

Yenen gives lectures in the US and Turkey about travel in Turkey, Turkish history and culture. The majority of his lectures are in academic communities. His guidebooks are used as textbooks or are on suggested reading lists at various universities, and his articles and columns are published in international magazines and national newspapers. He continues his signature tours with a focus on culture, history and culinary experiences. He is also a member of Chaine des Rotisseurs.