The Bread Heritage of Istanbul is an interactive digital book created to preserve and present the rich cultural heritage of Istanbul's traditional breads and bakery products.
This project combines:
- Cultural storytelling
- Modern web technology
- Interactive digital publishing
- Multilingual education
- Audio narration
The experience is available in three languages:
🇹🇷 Turkish
🇬🇧 English
🇮🇷 Persian
English and Turkish versions include audio narration, creating an immersive multimedia reading experience.
The project supports:
- Turkish
- English
- Persian
Users can explore Istanbul's bread culture through multiple languages.
The English and Turkish versions include audio narration using modern web technologies.
Features:
- Browser-based speech experience
- No external audio service dependency
- Accessible cultural storytelling
Designed as a modern web-based book:
- Responsive interface
- Visual storytelling
- Interactive navigation
- Multimedia content
- Mobile-friendly experience
The project introduces traditional Istanbul bakery products and explores:
- Historical background
- Cultural importance
- Regional identity
- Traditional preparation methods
- The relationship between food and urban memory
This project demonstrates how technology can help preserve intangible cultural heritage.
By combining:
- Artificial intelligence era technologies
- Web development
- Digital publishing
- Multimedia storytelling
traditional knowledge can become accessible to global audiences.
Built with modern web technologies:
- React
- Tailwind CSS
- JavaScript
- Web Speech API
- Responsive Web Design
Visit the interactive digital book:
https://faramarzkowsari.github.io/istanbul-bread-heritage-interactive-digital-book/
Faramarz Kowsari
Faramarz Kowsari is an author, Software Engineer and AI researcher based in Istanbul. Focusing on the intersection of technology, education, and personal growth, he has published over 80 digital titles on international platforms. His areas of expertise span Artificial Intelligence, prompt engineering, modern trading strategies (Smart Money Concepts & algorithmic trading), as well as classical literature and mindfulness. In addition to writing, he develops web-based educational tools and creates specialized instructional video content.
His works focus on the intersection of:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Technology
- Education
- Digital Publishing
- Cultural Preservation
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Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140389378
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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G7tP5WMAAAAJ&hl=en
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Google Books: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Faramarz_Kowsari&c=books
This repository includes a machine-readable
CITATION.cff file.
You can use GitHub’s Cite this repository menu or cite the permanently archived Zenodo release:
Kowsari, F. (2026). The Bread Heritage of Istanbul: Interactive
Trilingual Digital Book (Version 1.0.0) [Computer software]. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21396781
BibTeX citation
@software{kowsari_2026_istanbul_bread,
author = {Faramarz Kowsari},
title = {The Bread Heritage of Istanbul:
Interactive Trilingual Digital Book},
version = {1.0.0},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21396781},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21396781}
}This repository is created as an open digital heritage project demonstrating how modern software technologies can transform cultural knowledge into accessible interactive experiences.
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