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Suleymaniye, rather than a mosque, is an important historical symbol for the Turks. It unites Sinan with Suleyman, one representing

Unlike the Egyptian Obelisk, this is not a monolith but a column built of stones. Who erected it and when

During the Byzantine period the area of the Grand Bazaar was a trade center. After the Turks came to Istanbul,

It was built in 1664 as a part of the Yeni Cami complex which is located next to it. Misir

It was originally one of the two obelisks which were erected in the name of Thutmose III in front of

Kariye Museum originally formed the center of a Byzantine monastery complex. Only the church section, which was dedicated to Jesus

After defeating the Persians at the battles of Salamis (480 BC) and Plataea (479 BC), the 31 Greek cities, by

The Bosphorus is a narrow, navigable strait between Europe and Asia connecting the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) to the Marmara

Built by Sultan Ahmet I as a part of a large complex, among the Turkish people it is called Sultan

Istanbul was one of the most often besieged cities in the world and has always needed permanent water supplies. And

The Hagia Sophia was probably the largest building on the world’s surface, barring the Egyptian Pyramids, or the Great Wall

The concept of the harem has provoked much speculation. Curiosity about the unknown and inaccessible inspired highly imaginative literature among

The Topkapi Sarayi was the second palace in Istanbul after the conquest. The first was in the Bayezit area and