Lost Times in Istanbul

Lost Times in Istanbul tells about Istanbul through the eyes of a girl who is almost the same age as the Republic. A child of the Republic who watched Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha speak from the balcony of Kocataş Mansion at a young age, and then studied at the same school with his adopted daughters...

Liji Pulcu, who was born as the daughter of an Armenian Catholic family, colorfully describes the period from her childhood in Sarıyer to her youth in Osmanbey with her friendships, neighbourhoods, school life and excursion trips.

After ending his own memories, he paints the districts along the Şişli-Tünel line. It draws a panorama of the residents of these districts, their daily life, shopping world, entertainment and cultural environments.

While Lost Times in Istanbul refreshes the memory of the recent history of this ancient city, it records some little-known anecdotes: From countless promenades named after waters to street entertainment; From Menderes' zoning activities to the decades-long construction of AKM; From Notre Dame de Sion, where Turks, French, Greeks, Armenians, Russians and Poles study in warm student solidarity, to the Faculty of Letters, where Berna Moran and Halide Edip fascinate the students...