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17/06/2017

A kebab restaurant with a super curious crowd around in 1884, Istanbul

13/06/2017

Hagia Sophia is one of the most beautiful mosques in the world! Find it in the buzzing city of Istanbul 😍

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12/06/2017

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, the 80 year old Ottoman Grand Vizier:

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1656-1661. Despite his age, he was selected to fill the office of Grand Vizier due to his neutrality and merit in an era which was dominated by powerful factions. Appointed at the age of 80, his designation as Grand Vizier initiated the Köprülü era, a period in which the Ottoman Empire's politics were frequently dominated by a series of Grand Viziers from the Köprülü family and their protégés.

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was able to resolve internal political and social unrest within the domains of the Ottoman Empire. He successfully managed to contain and defeat the Abaza Mehmed Pasha revolt in Anatolia and also campaigned personally during the Crete campaign as well as in Transylvania where he reinstated order and pushed the Ottomans closer to the Austrian border. According to author Caroline Finkel, he was a charitable benefactor. He had mosques, schools, bakeries, mills, and shops built across Ottoman territories in Europe as well as in the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. His charitable work also reached his native homeland, Albania. While serving the Ottoman state in Syria, his administrative skills prompted more efficient security measures for those travelling to perform pilgrimage towards the holy lands, protecting pilgrims from raids and insufficient supplies.

He held such esteem in the eyes of the young Sultan Mehmed IV, that the Sultan could not tolerate a single word against his Grand Vizier. When Abaza Mehmed Pasha began his anti-Köprülü revolt in the heartland of Anatolia due to refusing to join Köprülü Mehmed Pasha's campaign towards Transylvania. He demanded that the Sultan remove Köprülü Mehmed Pasha from office and promptly rebelled against the state with the soldiers under his command.

The Sultan is recorded to have stated: "I greatly regret having to say that these men are not my servants. I have already ordered them to abandon their useless notions and come before me. What sort of Muslims are they who continue to disobey orders? God willing, I will punish them all."

On his deathbed, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha requested that the Sultan avoid falling into the trap of appointing wealthy ministers to important offices, to keep the treasury full, and always motivate and keep the army busy at the fronts. Köprülü Mehmed Pasha is credited as rejuvenating the spirit of the Ottoman army, and restoring the Ottoman Empire's reputation for military prowess.

09/06/2017

John Simpson: Tourists may be going cold on Turkey, but Istanbul's allure is eternal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/john-simpson-istanbul-turkeys-biggest-city-still-compelling/

I must have been to Istanbul 30 or more times since the early 1970s, reporting on coups and political crises, or sometimes just having a holiday.

10/04/2017

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08/04/2017

The (constructed between 1609-1617) . You can see the (the natural water canal separating Europe & Asia.

Behind the , the land on the far left is district of Istanbul on the Asian side (Anadolu or as in English; Anatolian Side).

At the bottom of the image The belong to the Turkish & Islamics Arts Museum. The brick roof is the Land Registry Office (Tapu Kadastro).

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06/10/2016

Tombili: Istanbul cat and worldwide meme honoured with statue.

We miss him.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/tombili-istanbul-cat-and-worldwide-meme-honoured-with-statue-a7344671.html

‘Tombili’, a rotund cat beloved by Istanbul’s Ziverbey neighbourhood, has been commemorated by the city authorities after local demand for a tribute to his memory. Tombili - a Turkish word often used for chubby pets - was known by residents of Ziverbey, part of the district of Kadıköy, for his nonc...

21/08/2016

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09/08/2016

houses of neighborhood of # Istanbul.
Photo Credit: Murat Ateş

08/08/2016

Have a nice week!
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07/08/2016

Istanbul: One Of The World's Greatest Food Cities

http://www.esquire.co.uk/food-drink/travel/news/a10226/best-food-istanbul-travel/

Tom Parker Bowles travels to where East meets West meets mouth

20/06/2016

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30/05/2016

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26/05/2016

at a stall in the - Photo credit: // https://www.instagram.com/in_love_with_the_life/

25/05/2016

goes on in

23/02/2016

Istanbul in Timelapse by Sinan Atakan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t59UeuhKPw

Homepage: http://www.sinanatakan.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/SinanAtakan © Sinan Atakan

23/02/2016

That's true. Somehow Istanbul becomes an addiction after living more than a year and when you return to Istanbul from holiday or work, you want to smell it, hear it and feel it.

08/02/2016

We wish everyone a great week! :)

“The Bosphorus Bridge, the Maiden's Tower, and more... the sights in Istanbul never end. Photo by ”

30/01/2016

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Istanbul: A course in architecture, a book of history, a wonder of nature!

26/01/2016

13 reasons you need to travel to Turkey this summer.

http://matadornetwork.com/trips/13-reasons-need-travel-turkey-summer/

22/01/2016

Weather in Istanbul on 22nd January.

21/01/2016

A superb, must-watch of from the air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBszPm0Wd-c

The infamous Napoleon Bonaparte once said “If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital." And I wholeheartedly believe that myself. There ...

19/01/2016

"27 images that prove Istanbul is the most Instagrammable city on the planet." We will be creating our own album in the following days. ;)

http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/27-images-prove-istanbul-instagrammable-city-planet/

Instagram has finally made it possible to answer the age-old question: "What's the most beautiful city in the world?"