The "Piri Reis and the 1513 World Map: 500 Years of Mystery" exhibit hosted by Chief Consultant Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kaçar and Istanbul Exhibitions and Boyut Publishing Group will include works displaying the perception of the world prior to Piri Reis, the Ottoman admiral, geographer and cartographer. The exhibit will also include a history of maps from 1929 to present-day. The 1513 map and its characteristics will also be on exhibit as will a significant ceramics collection which depicts how maps were traditionally represented in pottery.
The exhibit runs from March 15th to May 31st at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Tophane-i Amire Culture and Arts Center.