The Nişan Taşı of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2024
Scattered throughout the old neighborhoods of Istanbul, particularly in an area known as Okmeydanı , are several stone steles erected in the...
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The Battle of The Eclipse
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2022
Picture this: two raging kings have been at war for five years now. Lives have been lost, battles have been fought, and in the current momen...
Treaty of Kadesh: The World’s First Peace Treaty
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2022
On the walls of the Temple of Karnak near Luxor, Egypt, and on the temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II in Thebes, are engravings that describe a g...
The Hayirsizada Dog Massacre
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 24, 2021
Istanbul has many fascinating sights, from grand mosques to bustling bazaars, but one thing that has most consistently captured the imaginat...
Istanbul’s Cast Iron Church
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 23, 2021
Although it looks like stone, the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church with its richly ornamented façade on the shores of the Golden Horn in Istanbu...
The Vespasianus Titus Tunnel
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 19, 2020
Around 300 BC Seleucus I founded, on the current southeast coast of Turkey, the city of Seleucia Pieria. Located north of the mouth of the O...
The Turkish Hotel Built Above an Ancient Ruin
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2020
In 2009, a construction crew digging the foundation for a new hotel in Antakya, Turkey, made an astonishing discovery. They uncovered a va...
Bridges With Buildings—Part 2
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 5, 2019
During the Middle Ages, it was common to have buildings built on top of bridges. These spaces were rented out to shopkeepers and merchants, ...
The Ottoman Sultans Who Were Raised in Cages
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2019
Topkapi Palace from across the Bosporus, Istanbul. Photo credit: Faraways/Shutterstock.com Situated in the heart of Istanbul and visible f...
Letters Q, W, And X Were Once Illegal in Turkey
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2019
An alternative spelling for taxi in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo credit: Jürgen Luger/Flickr In 1928, the Turkish government decided to change ...
