“If the world were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.”
Although it has not yet been confirmed by the French, there are many rumors that Napoleon Bonaparte said this. As a matter of fact, since the French poet, politician and soldier Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine said to Halil Rıfat Pasha and Namık Pasha during his visit to Istanbul in 1833 , "Nature seems to have created this place to be the capital of the world," we can say that Napoleon was confirmed... Of course, around 1550 Flemish traveler Ogier Ghisen von Busbeek asked "Is this the capital of the world?" We can't help but remember that he asked:
Emperor, merchant, schemer, clown, commander, clergyman, magician, philosopher, scholar, traveler, poet, painter, writer, journalist, adventurer, tourist, sailor, pirate, murderer, who did not pass through Istanbul or who did not dream of Istanbul, Are there any treasure hunters, archaeologists, scientists, explorers, inventors, bouncers, saints, saints, bureaucrats, architects? There is no…!
Istanbul is like the capital of mythology, mystery, beliefs, legends, heroism, wars, miracles and, it may sound a little pretentious, but also the gods.
The ancient capital, which took its first name as Byzantion during the reign of Byzas of Megara , the son of Poseidon , the god of the seas, in 667 BC, became Constantinople after the conquest of Constantine , then the Capital of the Latin Empire , then Constantinople and finally Istanbul . Byzas of Megara , son of Poseidon , Eastern Roman Emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus , Ottoman Emperor Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan , and the founder of the Republic , Commander-in-Chief Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , were the four horsemen who determined the fate of Istanbul ...
The place of Istanbul , which continues to be the "Capital City" today as well as its importance in the past, with the treasures it has accumulated for thousands of years, will never change in the past, present and future prophecies.
Dark Istanbul was created inspired by the lived and future legends of this ancient city. As 'those who hold a pen', we will write, draw and produce as much as we can. Our musicians will compose the melodies and sounds of what we write and draw. Our directors will transfer the worlds we dream of to the cinema.
Coming together in the fields of Fantasy, Mystery, Detective, Psychological Thriller, Horror, Mythology and Science Fiction; As the Dark Istanbul team, which is a very large community consisting of writers, illustrators, filmmakers and musicians; We say, "Let's imagine Istanbul too," through book, magazine, film and music productions.
