The purpose of this study is to create a road map for those who are interested in the field and wish to work on the "city" in all disciplines, from architecture to planning, art history to archeology, economics to gender studies, sociology to political science. The study systematically lists all the institutes, centers, and non-governmental organizations operating in the field of urban research and studies, especially on Istanbul, that have contributed through their libraries, archives, events and publishing activities, to the field.
