Five wanderers Paris
We are in Paris, the most bohemian and entertaining capital of the world. The following pages offer shopping advice from Aysu, art info from...
Hierapolis Pamukkale
Located 20 km. away from the town of Denizli, Pamnkkale is most interesting places in the world.
Over the millennia, the calcium-oxide rich waters flowing...
When was Istanbul settled
Istanbul daily tours - The earliest-known settlement in the area now known as Istanbul, was probably founded around 1000 BC. It`s name was Semistra....
Central Market Hall Sofia Walking Tour
These market places were called “charshiya”. The land on which Sofia Market Hall is located today was the charshiya of the monastery of St....
Byzantine calendar
After the adoption of Christianity, the Byzantine calendar “since the creation of the world” was implemented. As is known, that calendar sets the Beginning...
Ottoman bricks
The bricks from the Ottoman era
The bricks from the Ottoman era are seen on the walls of the gallery set up by Evren Ertur....
Agehi (985/1577)
He was born in Vardar of Yenice. His real name is Mansur. Being from the cadi class he was a scholar, a historian and...
A Nostalcig Street in Beyoglu
In the time of Ottoman Empire, the relations between Turks and Frenchs were deeply ancient.
So that the first ambassadorship was French at the right...
Street Markets of Istanbul
Street markets (pazar) still create a good alternative for economical shopping. People who generally do their shopping at various stores get astonished when they...
The incomplete mesnevi of four thousand couplets titled
“Cihad-i Sultan Suleyman ber Iklim-i Rumili" whose poet is unknown according to the records and catalogues actually belongs to Levhi Efendi. It is about...
