A Tower of Babel: Beyoğlu
"The place, where I am, resembles the Tower of Babel. Turkish, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Arabic, Persian, Dutch, French, Russian, Slavic, German, English, Italian, and Hungarian…
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From Almond Soup to Duck Stew: Palace Cuisine
Let’s take you to a time travel back to the 15th century... The location: İstanbul; the period: Ottomans. Let’s leave aside the victories, conquests, and…
Loyalty to The Relics
İstanbul, the city of many civilizations, has such a place of interest to art history as well as the world of faith. It is one…
The Bodies of Towns, The Witnesses of History: Fortresses
Fortresses are reliable narrators of history. They carry the traces of the civilizations witnessed by the geographies. They are full of clues about history with…
The Journal of Blue
The year is 1925... Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (1890-1973), renowned as the Fisherman of Halicarnassus (Halikarnas Balıkçısı), was sentenced to three years of confinement in Bodrum…
CAPPADOCIA’S UNDERGROUND LABYRINTHS OF LIFE
THE UNDERGROUND CITIES IN CAPPADOCIA, TAKING PLACE IN THE ‘WORTH SEEING’ LIST, ARE PLACES NOT TO BE MISSED TO SEE, ALTHOUGH THEY CAUSE CLAUSTROPHOBIA IN…
The Walls of İstanbul
Throughout history, the city walls of İstanbul were the most important element to ensure the long life of İstanbul, desired to be captured by the…
Trade Stops of Anatolia: Caravansaries
When we look at the past from the present age, it is pretty hard to imagine those days since we are living in a time…
Magnificent Architecture: Aspendos
The emperor decides to have his beautiful daughter wed; however, it would be so hard to choose among the numerous candidates, so he makes a…
The Ancient Belief Center Of Caria: Labranda
According to what the renowned explorers and geographers of history tell, fish ornate with gold necklaces and earrings used to live in the pool located…
The Firsts From Anatolia That Made History
Anatolia means civilization. It is a geography where the firsts made history at the same time. Understanding Anatolia might even mean understanding human beings because…
HISTORICAL TRADE BUILDINGS OF İSTANBUL
SHELTERS OF TRADE, CARAVANSERAIS AND TREASURES: HISTORICAL TRADE BUILDINGS OF İSTANBUL İstanbul is a city desired by the whole world. In each period of history,…