No other records were found.

As part of Salt’s collaboration with Kadir Has University on the Reşad Ekrem Koçu and Istanbul Encyclopedia Archive projects, our faculty members Gürbey Hiz, Ayşe Erek, and Zehra Betül Atasoy

The e-publication containing his works, titled “No Other Records Found,” has been made available.

“No Other Records Found” takes its name from the phrase “no other records found” that appears at the end of some entries in the encyclopedia. Following the eponymous exhibition, which pursued various narratives about Istanbul under Koçu’s guidance and looked at the “strange” and “inappropriate” city that is not recorded elsewhere, the publication aims to interpret this comprehensive archive from different angles. Like Koçu’s oeuvre, which blurs the distinctions between literature and history, the private and the public, the articles in this compilation address the historical, geographical, architectural, literary, and cultural issues raised by the “Encyclopedia of Istanbul” beyond disciplinary boundaries. Prepared with contributions from writers in different fields, the publication examines Koçu’s working methods, the formation process of the archive, and

offers a multifaceted perspective on its content.