A miniature theme park in Istanbul meanders through Turkish history, geography & politics. Featuring model versions of the country’s real landmarks, Miniatürk is at once a useful and profoundly disconcerting landscape, a place where Türkiye has been “re-worlded.” placesjournal.org/article/litt...

Little Big Worlds: Istanbul’s Miniatürk Theme Park

A miniature theme park in Istanbul meanders through Turkish history, geography, and politics, offering an imaginary, 're-worlded' version of Türkiye.