Beautiful enough to be a coffee-table book, authoritative enough to satisfy scholars, and always a treat to read, for three decades CORNUCOPIA has been the magazine for connoisseurs of Turkey – and for anyone who wants to delve into its rich history, culture and cuisine. The Modern Archive puts a wealth of well-written stories, photographs and intelligence at your fingertips. The backbone of the magazine is its gorgeous articles on art, architecture and travel. Get off the beaten track with our correspondents. Ramble in Roman ruins. Marvel at Silk Road flowers. Spy on the Sultan’s seraglio..Learn to cook with roses. Savour Ottoman savoir-faire, from ceramics to kaftans, from sorbets to silks and sumptuous interiors, and let our critics introduce you to the vibrant energy of Istanbul’s current cultural scene.

• Mardin: City of Labyrinths, by Barnaby Rogerson • Angora Fever: Thomas Roueché meets the world’s silkiest felines • Faik Şenol’s camera transports Clara Robins back to Thirties Istanbul • A ‘Constantinople’ spectacular in Victorian London, by Andrew Finkel • The mountain where Endymion still sleeps, by Ross Atabey • Heracleia 1765: the Dilettantes’ diary, by Rupert Scott CONNOISSEUR Seçkin Pirim at the Baksı Museum; Orientalistm: Curator Lucien de Guise on the East’s new fascination with itself; Martyn Rix on Turkey’s new wave of botanical artists; Palatable Palettes – an unsung century of Turkish art; One Day in Istanbul – the poetry of Ara Güler’s twilight zone; Peace in the Syrian Desert – Daniel Thorpe visits the Deir Mar Musa BOOKS Unlikely Stories – Maureen Freely on fiction’s love affair with Istanbul; Emperor Julian, Rome’s last pagan emperor, by Barnaby Rogerson; A Hunger for Adventure – Hannah Lucinda Smith finds a trilogy to sharpen the appetite COOKERY How to make perfect Turkish ice cream FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS The late Asil Nadir, human rollercoaster; musical wonder woman Gülsin Onay; Truly, Madly Freely – Alexnader Dawe on a golden friendship POSTSCRIPT The indomitable Patricia Daunt – a fond tribute by Ferdinand Mount