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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In 368, n 368, Constantinople was the only major city in the Roman Empire which continued expanding. Although the area surrounding the Bosphorus is very moist and full of forests,, springs and streams, the great metropolis … Continue reading
One of the best known images of Istanbul is its nostalgic tram crossing the ever busy Istiklal street. For those who walk among shops, Restaurants, churches, bookstores and passages full of charm and history, the sound of the bell announcing … Continue reading
The favorite heir of Suleiman the Magnificent died when she was twenty-two. Prince Mehmed returned victorious from a campaign in Hungary when he died in suspicious circumstances clarified. Suleiman mourned his loss for forty days and then ordered the great architect … Continue reading
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
As I commented in the previous post of the hamam, This list is a series of very popular historical hamam in Turkey, are not luxury, and surely the most beautiful. But, possibly, the most authentic. Scattered all … Continue reading
Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom in Greek and is the name of the largest Christian church that existed until the construction of the Cathedral of Seville thousand years later. Its magnificent dome remains one of the world's largest and, since … Continue reading
One of the places to visit in Istanbul insurance is the bridge between the two shores of the Golden Horn near its mouth. We will need to cross to get from the old part of the city's neighborhoods … Continue reading
Nobody could imagine that the son of a stonemason who learned the trade from his father in the year Cappadocia 1500 would become the greatest architect of the Ottoman Empire and one of the most influential … Continue reading