The
Mocan Yali is relatively old, decidedly large and incontrovertibly pink. Sultans stayed in it, Liszt played
in it, and whenever it finds its new owner, it will become the last of the grand Istanbul waterfront houses
to be parted forever from the family it was built for.
Post script: the Mocan Yali was purchased by the Toprak family shortly after this article was
published. The interior of the house was gutted and only the facade remains. The images published in this
article are a unique historical record of a centuries-old house and were taken by David George for
Cornucopia. For reproduction rights, please contact the editor
Other full-length feature articles on the yalis and houses of the
Bosphorus:
Part II of Patricia Daunt's two-part Palaces of Diplomacy focuses on the summer embassies on the
Bosphorus: Cornucopia
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CORNUCOPIA 3: PROFILE
The Cruel Hoaxing of Pierre
Loti
By Ömer
Koç
The French novelist Pierre Loti caused a
stir in the 1930s when he championed the cause of Turkish women. But just who were the three veiled women who
gave him his information? Ömer Koç reports on an infamous literary
deception.
CORNUCOPIA 3: TURKISH
TRAVEL
Of Mountains and Monasteries: a short
journey in Turkey'ss Black Sea Mountain
By Jeremy
James
Photographs by Tülin Dizdaroglu and
Bünyat Dinç.
The Golden
Fleece, Trebizond, Sumela... Jeremy James's itinerary in Turkey's dramatic Black Sea Mountains promised a
string of ancient wonders. The past left him chilled and saddened, but high above the sea, where the
mountains rise out of the water like monsters' backs, he found a land as grand as it is remote.
Related
articles:
Cornucopia 12 is devoted to the Black Sea, with articles on the Coruh
Valley, Camlihemsin, Trabzon during World War II, and the Georgian communities of Sapanca.
Cornucopia 28
returns to the Kackar Mountains and the Caucasus.
CORNUCOPIA 3: WILD LIFE
The Night Hawks
Turkey's
moths
Text and photographs by Paul Harcourt
Davies
Paul Harcourt Davies has nocturnal
encounters with the magnificent flying machines of the insect world.
CORNUCOPIA 3: OTTOMAN MOSQUES
Sinan: Architect of a Forgotten Renaissance
By Brian Sewell
Photographs by
Ara Güler
He was the most prolific
architect of all time and his legacy endures in the great mosques created for Süleyman the Magnificent.
Yet, as Brian Sewell discovers, this contemporary of Michelangelo is barely known to the West.
CORNUCOPIA 3: TURKEY'S WILD FLOWERS
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Text and photographs by Andrew Byfield
Exquisite bulbs, once uprooted in their millions, may be saved by a scheme
to satisfy both gardeners and conservationists. Botanist Andrew Byfield reports in the first in an occasional
series of articles on Turkey's flora
CORNUCOPIA 3: TURKISH
COOKERY
Winter's Harvest
Nut feast
Text
and photographs by Berrin Torolsan
Capsules
of concentrated energy, nuts are healthful as well as delicious. From chestnuts to walnuts, from pistachios
to pine kernels, they are a mainstay of Turkey's celebrated cuisine. Berrin Torolsan unearths some splendid
traditional nut recipes including:
Keskul / Almond milk pudding
Badem Ezmesi / Marzipan
Kestaneli Dolma / Cabbage leaves stuffed with
chestnut
