Quick Guide 28: How to Make Turkish Coffee
It was the Turks who introduced coffee into the western world. Coffee is not grown in...
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Quick Guide 27: Turkish Coffee or Tea
It was the Turks who introduced coffee into the western world. During the siege of Vienna,...
Quick Guide 26: Chora Church and Christ Pantocrator
The iconic image of Christ Pantocrator was one of the first images of Christ developed in...
Quick Guide 25: Ottoman Sultans and Their Mosques
In the Ottoman Period, many Ottoman Sultans, to make their names memorable built mosques in their...
Quick Guide 24: Oil Candles at Mosques
Before electric bulbs were introduced, oil candles were commonly used in the Ottoman times.
Quick Guide 22: Chora Church and Theodore Metochites
Kariye Museum was originally the center of a Byzantine monastery complex. Only the church section, which...
Quick Guide 21: Topkapi Palace, What is special about the Topkapi?
What makes Topkapi different than many other palaces? Oriental versus Western or European.
Quick Guide 20: Topkapi Palace, Ottoman Sultans as Caliphs
The Topkapi Palace housed each of the Ottoman Sultans from Sultan Mehmed II to Sultan Abdülmecid,...
Quick Guide 19: Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace, the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultan, his court and Harem, was also the...
Quick Guide 18: Archaeological Museums of Istanbul – Kadesh Peace Treaty Tablet
One of the most important artefacts in the museum is the tablet of the Kadesh Peace...