Digital Memory of Anatolian Cultural Heritage
Digital Memory of Anatolian Cultural Heritage
Discover the rise and tragic destruction of Taqi al-Din’s 16th-century Istanbul observatory—the pinnacle of Ottoman astronomy, advanced instruments, political intrigue, and a lost scientific revolution.
Explore how Strabo of Amaseia, Anatolia's first geological observer, documented tectonics, volcanism, and fluvial processes in his 17-volume "Geography" over 2,000 years ago.
Explore the enduring relevance of Galen of Pergamon's medical ethics, his synthesis of philosophy and medicine, and how his virtue-based framework offers crucial lessons for today's patient care, physician burnout, and bioethical dilemmas.