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After a week on the beach in Kusadasi, it was time for me to move to the next destination during my travel across Turkey, in July and August 2019. I originally planned to go directly to Antalya, to spend some more time by the sea. But when I checked how to go there, I discovered that there were no direct buses from Kusadasi. I had to go to Aydin first and then from Aydin to Antalya.
So, as I had to stop ...
The main reason for my travel to Turkey in summer 2019 was to spend several weeks on the beach. But, that wasn't the only reason. I also wanted to explore Ottoman heritage. I've really only been to Istanbul in the past and, with my Italian friends, I also went to Bodrum and Fethiye in June 2007. However, that was a short trip with an accent on being by the sea. So, after Istanbul, Bursa and Izmir, it was ...
The main reason for my travel in Turkey was to spend several weeks on the beach, in some of its most popular summer resorts. However, the second important reason was to explore the Ottoman heritage and that's why I went to Istanbul, Bursa and Konya. These three cities, but also some other ones, are the richest in Ottoman history. I've already written about Istanbul and Bursa. They are really the best places ...
After three days in Bursa, it was time for me to move to Izmir, the next destination during my travel across Turkey in July and August 2019. It made sense to stop in Izmir as I was moving in that direction. It was the middle of the summer and I wanted to spend some time in one of Turkey's beach resorts on the Aegean Sea.
ABOUT IZMIR
Izmir is the third ...
ABOUT IZMIR
Izmir is the third ...
By the beginning of the 15th century, Bursa had not been the capital city of the Ottoman Empire for 37 years. Sultan Murad I conquered Adrianople in 1363, renamed it in Edirne and moved the Ottoman capital there. The 14th century marks the birth and initial expansion of the Ottoman state. The 15th century marks its rise to one of the biggest empires that the world has ever seen, that lasted for over 600 ...
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. That vast heritage is represented by numerous imperial and other mosques, bazaars, fountains and hans. But the Ottoman history in Istanbul starts only after Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered it in 1453, while the Ottoman Empire ...
After a week in Istanbul, it was time for me to move to Bursa, the second destination during my five-week travel across Turkey. If you choose to travel the way I did, it's an obvious choice. Whether you go east or south of Istanbul, you have to pass either through or near Bursa.
ABOUT BURSA
I travelled across Turkey by bus, it was convenient and comfortable. ...
ABOUT BURSA
I travelled across Turkey by bus, it was convenient and comfortable. ...
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 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 Sultan Suleiman the ...
WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?
It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled the empire. From 1566, when Sultan Suleiman the ...
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 there. The palace is a huge complex, meticulously designed to protect and impress. Sultans lived there in an utmost Ottoman imperial opulence, together with their families and concubines.
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Without any doubt, Topkapi Palace is probably the most famous of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul. Fatih Sultan Mehmed commissioned its construction shortly after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. It was an imperial court and residence of Ottoman sultans and their families for 375 years. The harem within the palace is probably its most fascinating part. A mysterious place where many people lived ...
