The Glory of The Byzantine Empire A History of Istanbul The City Walls Byzantine Palaces Roads, Squares and Monuments The Galata Tower Leander's tower The Hippodrome Byzantine Cisterns Churches and Monasteries Hagia Sophia Hagia Eirene Chora Monastery (Kariye Museum) The Splendor of the Ottoman Empire The Magnificence of the Ottomans Classical The Museums of Istanbul Istanbul Archaeological Museums Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Inns and Bazaars Waterside Mansions by the Bosphorus Roman - Byzantine Emperors and Ottoman Sultans

Classical Era Mosques Fatih Complex Şehzade Mosque Süleymaniye Mosque Rüstem Pasha Mosque Yeni Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque Tombs of the Sultans Aqueducts, Fountains and Baths Castles, Towers and Fortresses Yedikule Hisary Rumeli Hisary Ottoman Palaces Topkapı Palace Dolmabahçe Palace Beylerbeyi Palace Yıldız Palace Pauilions and Summer Palaces The Museums of Istanbul Istanbul Archaeological Museums Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Inns and Bazaars Waterside Mansions by the Bosphorus Roman - Byzantine Emperors and Ottoman Sultans

This volume highlights examples of images of innovative craft works from various regions of the Muslim world which have made these products flourish through the ages towards sublime

IRCICA publishes catalogues containing reproductions of the works having won awards in the calligraphy competitions it organizes once every three years. 64 calligraphers from 15 countries won awards in the Eighth International Calligraphy Competition which was announced in 2008 and finalized in 2010. The competition was dedicated to the Syrian calligrapher Muhammad Badawi al-Dirani (1894-1967)

The materials of the International Inaugural Conference, which was organized by IRCICA with the aim of launching a program to commemorate the fourteen centuries AD since the revelation of the Holy Quran, are presented. The commemorative events took place during 2010-2011 and were organized by the relevant authorities and institutions of the OIC-IRCICA member states, observer states, as well as Muslim unions and associations around the world