Istanbul's university is built high above the Bosporus around a greensward that looks a lot like Princeton, which isn't surprising since it was built by an American, Cyrus Hamlin, as Robert College in the 19th century, when it was directed by a board of American trustees. In 1971, when the trustees could no longer afford to keep the school running, it was taken over by the Turkish government, and is now the most distinguished state university in Turkey.
Read the articleDestinations: Istanbul
Themes: Arts + Culture
Inspired by: Literary Life in Istanbul’s Changing Society — by Nancy Milford, Published Dec. 2007
