Istanbul's 1600-year heritage meets the world in London

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy visited the exhibition "From Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires" at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Regarding the exhibition, which tells the approximately 1600-year history of Istanbul with more than 200 works, Ersoy said, "We will continue to introduce the cultural richness of our country in the world's leading art and culture centers and to bring the unique heritage of Istanbul to wider audiences." he said.

The artistic and cultural heritage of the period when Istanbul was the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires comes together in a comprehensive exhibition in London. The exhibition "From Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires", prepared at the Victoria and Albert Museum, deals with the identity of the imperial capital of the city, art production and daily life in the period extending from 330 AD to 1922.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, who visited the exhibition, said in his social media post about his visit: "Istanbul's centuries-old artistic and cultural heritage meets the world in London." he said.

Stating that museums and institutions, under the coordination of the Ministry, also contributed to the exhibition with their works, Ersoy emphasized that the approximately 1600-year history of Istanbul as the capital of two empires was told with more than 200 works.