Emine Çaykara
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Emine Çaykara is a graduate of Istanbul University’s Classical Archeology Faculty. She worked as journalist and tour guide and also translated books from French into Turkish. Following her first novel-memoir which was set in the old İstanbul “My Angel Mom and I”, she penned biographies and wrote “Turkish Einstein/ Oktay Sinanoğlu”, “The Lad(y) of Archeology/ Muhibbe Darga”, “Polar Star of the Historians/ Halil İnalcık”. Her fifth work, “The Entrusted Shadow” is a book about an unknown Anzac soldier whose camera and photographs were rediscovered 90 years after his death in Gallipoli. In 2005, Caykara served on the Executive Board of Istanbul 2010, European Capital of Culture, and spent the next year and a half participating in its development. She produced archaeological television program “Tastaki Sır” (The Mystery in the Stone) for CNNTURK channel, another semi-documentary for Turkish National Television (TRT) called İstanbullu (The Istanbulite). She directed documantaries as “Istanbul mon amour”, ''Yeni Kapı'' (New Port), ''Aydos: The Doorway to Istanbul''. Emine Caykara continues to pursue her muse in her native city, which provides her with endless inspiration. She values historical culture that evokes curiosity by reminding us of the past, that enhances social cohesion and nurtures the future, and makes the present more livable. She strives at developing cultural projects that contribute to continuity, creativity, sustainability, and to making our life more meaningful.Her endless curiosity has led her to continue her education by taking courses and participating in endeavours such as the SARAT Project for the Protection and Rescue of Archaeological Assets. She is currently pursuing studies in Cultural Heritage and Tourism at Istanbul University.
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Istanbul... A city that withholds the modernity of today’s life, together with the mystical past of its great history. A city that has been a refuge during centuries for people from all sorts of cultures and religions. Both eastern and western with different religions and cultures, Istanbul is a chaotic and mysterious city full of surprises.
Istanbul mon amour consists of 2 episodes. The documentary presents the 24 hour-alive city through Istanbulites, its historical buildings, the beliefs and cultures as well as the daily life of the people.
Emine Çaykara, an archaelogist, writer and journalist who was born and raised in this city, tells us about her mystical city and its unfolded stories by plunging into the streets and mingling with the crowds.
The documentary, which begins on the Galata Bridge overlooking the Topkapı Palace and the Old Istanbul at the dawn of day, explains how different religions and various cultures have been blended into one another in this city. People who live in Istanbul share their feelings about the city and tell us what it means to love Istanbul and be addicted to it.
Who is the Saint Patron of Istanbul? Which is the biggest church in Istanbul? Why did Fatih have to conquer Constantinople? Where is the tomb of Constantine the Great? What is the life within the city walls of Istanbul like today? Why do Armenians know Muslim prayers? Why do people who have visited Istanbul once always want to come back to it? Why do Muslims light a candle in churches? Why do the Jews always hold their religious ceremonies in their oldest synagogue in Balat? All these mysterious questions and other facts of the unknown İstanbul will be revealed in Istanbul mon amour.
The love story that took place in the castle, which was hidden by the trees that embraced and covered it in the Aydos forest, has been cherished and recounted for centuries by historians and writers. But what had actually happened? Was that story true? Who was this castle used by? Who had lived here?
This is the story of what was uncovered during the excavations in this castle where reality mingles with mythos, where conquests are connected to Istanbul.