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While conducting work-related research, we were struck by the near-omnipresence of the Balyans’ architectural “touch of Midas” across Istanbul.

They built the visual language of an empire; their names, more often than not, were left out of the narrative.

This research article draws on a wide body of scholarship to examine both their architectural legacy and the mechanisms of their erasure. Read it here: https://www.h-pem.com/en/analysis/2026/04/19/the-architects-istanbul-forgot-the-balyan-family-and-ottoman-architecture/34/