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Janissary Band – Mehter
The official band of the Ottoman army was known as the Mehter. This band, consisting of hundreds of musicians, marched in front of the armies during campaigns. In battles and sieges, it played stirring marches.
Continue reading...Spoon Island – Kaşık Adası
27. September 2009
Kaşık Adası, is one of the nine islands constituting the Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul. It is located by the eastern part of Burgazada.
Continue reading...Esma Sultan Fountain
27. September 2009
The Esma Sultan Fountain and its namazgah (an open-air prayer terrace constructed for the use both of travellers on caravan routes and for visitors to the outskirts of cities) were built by Esma Sultan, a daughter of Sultan Ahmet III, in Kadırga Square in 1781.
Continue reading...Galata Bridge
22. September 2009
It has been known as the Cisr-i Cedid, or the New Bridge, and was constructed in 1845 by Valide Sultan, the mother of Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid I (1823-1861).
Continue reading...Aya Irini Church
21. September 2009
St. Irini – Aya Irini Museum is located in the first courtyard of Topkapi Palace as one of the most magnificent and greatest Byzantine churches along with St. Sophia (Aya Sofya).
Continue reading...Burgazada
11. September 2009
Burgazada is the third largest of the Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul. It has a round shape and both the width and length of the island are approximately 2 kilometers.
Continue reading...Tiled Pavilion
9. September 2009
This is the striking two-storied, building opposite the Archeological Museum. It is actually the first pavilion of the Topkapı Palace and was built by Mehmet the Conqueror.
Continue reading...Yıldız Palace
2. September 2009
This is a complex of pavilions and gardens scattered over a large area of hills and valleys overlooking the Bosphorus and surrounded by high walls.
Continue reading...Historical Galatasaray Bath
29. August 2009
Galatasaray Hamam, is in the buildings of Galatasaray Mosque – (Kulliye), It was originally built, together with the kulliye itself during the regin on Beyazit II.
Continue reading...Neve Shalom Synagogue
23. August 2009
Called the “Oasis of Peace” or the “Valley of Peace,” the Neve Shalom Synagogue is located on Büyük Hendek Street in the Galata Kuledibi district of Istanbul.
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14. October 2009
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