151 pp, b/w photos, hb, in English.
“The political, social, cultural and economic relations of the Ottoman Empire with the world in its final years are examined through the photography collection of Sultan Abdul Hamid II” as part of a special project carried out under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
Sultan Abdul Hamid II reigned from 1876 to 1909.
The special event had been organized by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry, London Embassy and the Yunus Emre Institute.
Turkey’s Ambassador to London Abdurrahman Bilgic underlined the significance of the fair as an opportunity to learn about other cultures and to promote Turkey’s culture to the world.
Ayse Gokcen Yucel, Yunus Emre Institute’s culture and arts coordinator, said the book will be distributed by the institute across the U.K.