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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and most visible. The biggest and most impressive complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.



OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES

These historic structures were commissioned by ...
Turhan Hatice Sultan
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Turhan Hatice Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women finishes with Turhan Hatice Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
Kösem Sultan
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Kösem Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Kosem Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled ...
Safiye Sultan
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Safiye Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Safiye Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled ...
Nurbanu Sultan
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Nurbanu Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Nurbanu Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
Mihrimah Sultan
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Mihrimah Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Mihrimah Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life - Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
Hürrem Sultan
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Hürrem Sultan

Sultanate of Women is a fascinating period of time in Ottoman history. It started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life - Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled the empire. From 1566, when Suleiman ...
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 Fethiye Mosques back in 2019, which are both in Balat. But I missed everything else in that part of the city, especially the churches of Balat.



BALAT

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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 because that's where I started my tour of Theodosian Walls. I thought that it was part of the Byzantine heritage, but I was wrong. Fatih Sultan Mehmed ordered construction of this fortress immediately after the conquest of ...
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 can see in the city, which are all mosques now. However, the Byzantine legacy doesn't end there. The Theodosian Walls protected the city for 1000 years, while the only remaining Byzantine imperial palace is the Tekfur ...
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