Turkey
The monumental Grand Mosque represents the culmination of the initial period in history of the Ottoman Empire. In my previous post, I wrote about the birth of the Empire that, more or less, ...
The best place to see the Ottoman heritage is Istanbul. It was the Ottoman capital for 470 years and evidently Ottoman rulers and other dignitaries of the empire left a mark on the city. ...
Sultanate of Women is a fascinating period of time in Ottoman history. It started in approximately 1533, when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent married Hürrem Sultan. It ended with the death ...
Topkapi Palace, the imperial court and centre of Ottoman power for 375 years, is possibly the most famous of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul. Approximately 30 sultans ruled the empire from ...
