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Nurbanu Sultan
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Nurbanu Sultan

The story of the Sultanate of Women continues with Nurbanu Sultan. This captivating era in Ottoman history started around 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – ...
Mihrimah Sultan
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Mihrimah Sultan

The Sultanate of Women represents a fascinating period that began around 1533, when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent married Hurrem Sultan. It concluded with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan ...
Hürrem Sultan
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Hürrem Sultan

The Sultanate of Women represents a fascinating period in Ottoman history. It began around 1533, when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent married Hurrem Sultan. It concluded with the death of ...
Churches of Balat
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Churches of Balat

Despite the fact that I've been to Istanbul many times in the past, I went to see the Balat neighbourhood for the first time in June of this year. I did go to see the Yavuz Sultan Selim and ...
Yedikule Fortress – Sultan Mehmed’s Treasury and Prison
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Yedikule Fortress – Sultan Mehmed’s Treasury and Prison

I didn't know anything about Yedikule Fortress before I went to see it. In fact, I've never heard of it despite the fact that I've been to Istanbul many times in the past. I went there ...
Tekfur Theodosius Defends Constantinople
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Tekfur Theodosius Defends Constantinople

When we talk about the Byzantine heritage in modern-day Istanbul, certainly magnificent Hagia Sophia immediately comes to mind. But there are also former Christian Orthodox churches that you ...
Istanbul – Imperial City
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Istanbul – Imperial City

I went to Istanbul after nearly 5 years. It was the most obvious destination that I could choose after a hiatus in my travel. I spent 5 weeks in Turkey in 2019, Istanbul was my first stop at ...
How to Travel by Bus in Turkey?
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How to Travel by Bus in Turkey?

In this post, I'd like to reflect on my travel around Turkey. I was there for 5 weeks and visited 8 different cities - Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Kusadasi, Aydin, Antalya, Konya and Ankara. I ...
Is Turkish Food Healthy?
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Is Turkish Food Healthy?

Is Turkish food healthy? Perhaps, the right question to ask should be whether the food that I had in Turkey was healthy and whether I made healthy choices. Truthfully, the same as everywhere ...
Museum of Anatolian Civilisations – Ankara
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Museum of Anatolian Civilisations – Ankara

While Ankara is not rich in historic monuments like Istanbul, there are several sites that you can visit there. Undoubtedly, one of them is the monumental Ataturk Mausoleum, dedicated to the ...
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