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...
Quick Guide 16: Iznik Tiles
Nicaea was an important city of the Hellenistic and Roman Kingdom of Bithynia. In the Turkish...
Quick Guide 15: Serpentine Column in the Ancient Hippodrome in Constantinople
The Ancient Hippodrome from the Roman period had many monuments in its central axis. One of...
Quick Guide 14: Egyptian Obelisk in the Ancient Hippodrome in Constantinople
The Ancient Hippodrome from the Roman period had many monuments in its central axis. One of...
Quick Guide 13: Ancient Hippodrome in Constantinople
The original Hippodrome was built in 203 AD by the Roman Emperor, Septimus Severus, when he...
Quick Guide 12: The Suleymaniye Mosque by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
The Süleymaniye, more than a mosque, is an important historical symbol for the Turks. It unites...
The Long Survival of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Ancient, beautiful, and huge — Istanbul is not a city you can come to grips with...