While Topkapi Palace is the most visited Istanbul and was the place where more time the Ottoman royal family resided, Dolmabahce Palace is what we all envision when we think of the palace of the Sultan. Huge … Continue reading
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Like many great men of arms, Hayreddin Barbarossa was admired by his countrymen and reviled by his enemies. While in the western Mediterranean, especially in Italy and Spain, Barbarossa is remembered as a feared pirate, for Turks is … Continue reading
Istanbul has several iconic images. Next to Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar, everyone recognizes silhouette leaning Ortakoy Mosque under the Bosphorus Bridge linking Europe with Asia. Built … Continue reading
One of the symbols of Istanbul is this tower almost 70 meter high towers over the district of Beyoglu, on the north side of the Golden Horn. In that place, with Constantinople, there was an old … Continue reading
If you've ever wondered why so called the Golden Horn, Pierre Loti should get closer to the time of sunset to see how the afternoon light gives … Continue reading
The tiny island located on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus is one of the icons of the city. The sight of his imperial mosques tower in the background is one of the most remarkable sunsets and Istanbul … Continue reading
After the conquest of Constantinople, Ottoman sultans began residing in the Eski Sarayi, current Istanbul University. Then they ordered the construction of Topkapi palace known, Heritage of UNESCO, who was replaced as host … Continue reading
When Mehmet the Conqueror decided their final attack on Constantinople, realized that he had to cut off supplies to the city received from the Black Sea through the Bosphorus. A few years before, Sultan Bayecid I had a stronghold in … Continue reading
The last great mosque of the classical period Ottoman born with two major controversies. The Sultan had not won a major battle that deserved to be commemorated with a new mosque and this was not merely symbolic problem. In the absence … Continue reading
All along the coast of Turkey there are amazing places. It is a coast where the mountains reach the sea and this results in a very particular landscape. Small coves, uniquely shaped peninsulas … Continue reading