Istanbul Notebook – Metallic Burgundy

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Istanbul Notebook – Metallic Burgundy

Features

• A5 – 5.8 x 8.3 in (14.8 x 21 cm)
• 192 pages
• Blank / Dot Grid
• 350 gsm kraft cover
• 90 gsm ivory paper
• Thread-sewn binding
• Lays flat
• Fountain pen friendly
• 🚚 Orders ship within 1–3 business days.

A Page Between Two Continents

There's only one city in the world that faces East and West at the same time. It is both Europe and Asia. Both history and today. Both the call to prayer and the cry of seagulls. That city is Istanbul, and on the cover of this notebook, its thousands of years of history live in a single drawing.

The Stories Hidden on the Cover

At the heart of the composition rises Hagia Sophia, with its majestic domes and four graceful minarets. Built as a church, it was later converted into a mosque, then a museum, and once again a mosque. It has witnessed every changing era and still remained itself. Stand beneath its dome, and you'll forget how time flows.

On the left, you can clearly make out the silhouette of the Süleymaniye Mosque, the masterpiece of the great architect Mimar Sinan. Standing on a hill overlooking the Golden Horn, it watches over the city as both guardian and crown. Step inside, and the noise of the world stays at the door.

On the right stands the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, with its elegant dome and six minarets. Known around the world as the "Blue Mosque", it's famous for its blue İznik tiles. You can almost feel their color even in this drawing.

In the very center, the small structure standing quietly on the water is the Maiden's Tower. It's a symbol of legends, love stories and a solitude that chose to become a lighthouse. Nothing captures Istanbul's lyrical melancholy more beautifully.

The bridge running through the middle of the drawing is the Bosphorus Bridge. It's a remarkable link between two continents, crossed by millions every day as giant tankers glide beneath it.

Along the lower part of the cover, the city's European shoreline comes to life: grand buildings reminiscent of Dolmabahçe Palace, wooden waterfront mansions and boats waiting at the ferry piers... The ferries crossing between the two shores and the waves rolling under the bridge capture the city's very breath.

At the bottom, a structure with a grand gateway evokes the imperial splendor of Istanbul, much like one of the monumental gates of Topkapı Palace. Step through, and you step into history.

One Notebook, Two Continents

Every time you pick up this notebook, you carry with you a city that wakes to the morning call to prayer and falls asleep to the sound of seagulls. Every thought you write on its pages is written at the unique point where East meets West.

For everyone who loves Istanbul. And for everyone who hasn't met it yet, but someday surely will.

You can return any item within 14 days of delivery. Items must be unused and in their original packaging. [Return shipping is the customer's responsibility.]

Height: 8.3 in (21 cm) · Width: 5.8 in (14,8 cm) · Weight: 350 gr