Ottoman History Podcast

Ottoman History Podcast


On the Tram: Transportation and Public Space in Istanbul

March 16, 2013

The spread of public transportation in the form of boats and trams in late Ottoman Istanbul changed the lived geography of the city and created new public spaces of interaction. In this episode, Jim Ryan discusses the debates surrounding social conduct and gender relations on the trams and how this new mode of transport fit into the larger transformations of Ottoman urban space.