Golden City Istanbul (1996)
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It was not for nothing that Byzantium, founded as a trading colony on a waterless and rocky peninsula three thousand years ago, looked down on Halkedon, a wetland of vineyards and gardens on the Asian coast, as the “Land of the Blind.” Located at the center of the world, Byzantium was after power and wealth. Power and wealth were processed into coins, accumulated as gold. The city, which was the capital of three empires, absorbed gold dust into icons, mosaics, gilding, and tombacs. The city’s silhouette, crowned with domes, merged with the Golden Horn at sunset; the Golden Horn came to be known as the “golden horn.” Istanbul remained the center and symbol of wealth throughout the ages. Assyrians, Armenians, and Muslims processed gold; shopkeepers at the Grand Bazaar sold gold. The gold decorations of synagogues and churches witnessed Hebrew prayers and sermons by Orthodox, Gregorian, Catholic, and Protestant priests. The Golden Horn, where the sultans sprinkled gold during the glorious days of Topkapı Palace, echoed with the call to prayer from the mosques of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman and Sultan Ahmet. And people migrated to Istanbul for centuries, saying “its pavement and soil are made of gold.” The 1996 documentary “Istanbul, the Golden City”, co-directed by Suha Arın and Hakan Aytekin, takes the “gold” motif as its starting point and covers the theme of “Istanbul, the World City” from the city’s foundation to the present day, from the first coins to the gold exchange, from culture and art to daily life. Produced by Reha Arın, with Prof. Dr. Afife Batur as general consultant and Turhan Yavuz as director of photography, the documentary features a script by Feride Çiçekoğlu and original music by Nadir Göktürk.
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