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Of all the surviving examples of Ottoman architectural heritage, some of the most famous are the monumental imperial mosques in Istanbul's Fatih district, such as the Blue Mosque, the Şehzade Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. However, thanks to its exceptional location, the Nuruosmaniye Mosque also stands out as one of the city's most remarkable historic landmarks, familiar to almost all visitors to ...
Of all the Ottoman heritage, the most famous examples are undoubtedly the monumental imperial mosques in Istanbul's Fatih district, such as the Blue Mosque, the Şehzade Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. Yet, imperial mosques are spread across the city, including the Yeni Valide Mosque which, together with the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, greets visitors upon arrival in Üsküdar.
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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 ...
WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?
It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled the empire. From 1566, when Suleiman ...
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 ...
