"This book has been realized on the occasion of the exhibition 'Becoming Istanbul' held between 6 September - 9 November, 2008 and sponsored by Garanti Bank and organized by the collaboration of Garanti Gallery, Istanbul and DAM [Deutsches Architekturmuseum], Frankfurt"--Verso, p. [2].

"This book has been formulated as a companion text to the exhibition of the same name. However, it does not serve as the catalogue of the exhibition or an explanatory text."--A note on content and use, p. 9.

Includes index.