Originally written in Turkish, Sezim Sezer Darnault’s study of Catholic buildings in Istanbul is the first major work on the history of Catholic architecture in a city usually associated with being a Greek Orthodox or Armenian centre. With the proclamation of the Tanzimat edict in 1839, the various Christian groups embarked on church building, and this included the city’s Catholic population. Most Catholics were foreigners or Latins (Levantines), but Istanbul was also a centre of Greek and Armenian Catholicism, something which is evidenced by Istanbul’s churches. In this work, Darnault concentrates on the Latin Churches. In the case that they still exist, Darnault has visited and photographed the churches for this work, while for those which have been demolished, she has collected information on their history. Darnault’s work is a valuable source for those interested in the history of Latins in the Ottoman Empire, architecture and, more generally, non-Muslims in Istanbul.

• TABLE OF CONTENTS (page 8)
• LIST OF PHOTOS (page 9)
• LIST OF FIGURES (page 11)
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (page 13)
• 1. INTRODUCTION (page 15)
• 2. ISTANBUL AS A PLURALISTIC CITY (page 21)
• 3. THE LATIN PRESENCE IN ISTANBUL (page 33)
• 4. THE CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN ISTANBUL (page 39)
• 5. AN OVERVIEW OF THE LATIN CATHOLICS' LEGAL STATUS (page 51)
• 6. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LATIN CATHOLICS IN ISTANBUL (page 57)
• 7. LATIN CATHOLIC BUILDINGS IN ISTANBUL DEMOLISHED BY THE 19TH CENTURY (page 61)
• 8. LATIN CATHOLIC BUILDINGS IN ISTANBUL (1839-1923) (page 77)
• 9. EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION (page 241)
• BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 251)