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Ottoman soup kitchen
Although the title of this post is Ottoman Soup Kitchen, it is really about the Mihrişah Valide Sultan Complex, a scintillating gem of Ottoman Baroque architecture next to the Eyüp Sultan Mosque.
Despite my many pasts visits to Istanbul, I saw this historic site for the first time in 2024. I hadn't even known it existed. I discovered it only when reading about the Eyüp Sultan Mosque. As this district ...
