Kitalarin,Denizlerin,Yollarin,Tacirlerin,Bulustugu Kent: Istanbul - Tapa dura

Kitalar ve denizler arasindaki kopru konumunun sagladigi avantajlar ve getirdigi kulturel birikim ile Istanbul, bin yili asan bir sure boyunca dunya ticaretinin en onemli merkezlerinden biri olmustur. Dogu ile Bati'yi birlestiren kent olma ozelligini daima korumustur. Istanbul tuccari bu tarihi gelenegi ve islevi caglar boyunca yurutmus, farkli uygarliklar arasinda kopru olmanin sorumluluklarini tasimak kadar, birlestirici olabilmenin getirdigi olanaklari da kullanmistir. Sunulan bu kitabi her zaman olaganustu guzel olan bu sehre ve bir anlamda daima Istanbul'u Istanbul yapan ticaret erbabina ithaf ediyoruz. Istanbul, enjoying all the advantages of its position as a bridge between two continents and seas and the cultural heritage accumulated in its long history, remained for over a thousand years one of the most important centres of world trade. It has always preserved its character as a city joining East and West, and the Istanbul merchant has continued this historical tradition over the centuries, bravely shouldering the responsibilities placed upon him by his function as a bridge between different civilisations while at the same time exploiting all the possibilities offered by the situation. We dedicate this book to a city that has always preserved its own extraordinary beauty and to the merchants and businessmen to whom Istanbul owes its very existence.