"İstanbul'un Mimari Mücevheri: Galata Kulesi" Podcast

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Istanbul’s Architectural Gem: Galata Tower

In this episode of the Yeditepe University Folklore Club Podcast series, under the theme “Extraordinary Cities… Extraordinary Stories…,” we pay a visit to the Galata Tower—the most elegant hand reaching toward the sky in this ancient city.

Together, we uncover the stories etched into the stones of this proud sentinel, which has witnessed every storm, every sunrise, and every seagull’s wing passing over Istanbul for centuries

In its journey from the Genoese to the Ottomans—sometimes an observatory, sometimes a dungeon, yet always the brightest jewel in the city’s skyline—this structure is not merely an architectural achievement; it is the most powerful verse in the poem Istanbul writes with the wind.

In our new episode, we discuss the legends of Galata—a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013—blended with the coolness of the Bosphorus, and the indelible marks it has left on our cultural memory