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Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum is situated inside an old Ottoman building known as maktab-e Harbie. It used to educate the military officer but now this two storey building is a military museum… Continue Reading
Muslim were fighting to control Anatolia until Osman I led those nomads. Ottomans (Osmani) name was chosen for the rulers and the area they controlled. Here is list of all the rulers of the Ottoman Empire… Continue Reading
Museums in Istanbul
The Panorama 1453 History Museum opened to the public on the 31st January 2009 at the Topkapi Culture Park. It displays the famous conquest of the city… Continue Reading
The History of Science & Technology in Islam Museum is located in the building of the former Imperial stables of the Topkapi Palace in the Gulhane Park of Istanbul… Continue Reading
The Chora Church Museum in Istanbul sits beside the shadow of Theodosius II’s land walls. The building was originally known as the Church of the Holy Saviour Outside the Walls (Chora means ‘country’)… Continue Reading
Tombs & Graves
In Istanbul, there are numbers of graves of sahaba (Holy Prophet’s companions). They came with the Muslim armies in the 7th and 8th centuries when the city was under siege by the Arabs. The First Siege of Constantinople (Istanbul) lasted for four years between 674-678 during the reign of Muawiyah I. There was another siege of Constantinople by the Arabs which is known as The Second Arab Siege of Constantinople in 717–718 but it was during the first siege when many sahaba traveled to Constantinople… Continue Reading
Sahaba Graves in Istanbul are spread in vast area. Nearly, all of them are close to the old city wall which used to surround the Constantinople… Continue Reading
Historic Istanbul
The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is an underground structure, commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. In Turkish language, its is known as Yerebatan Sarnıcı… Continue Reading
The walls & gates of Constantinople played a key role in the history of the city. It protected its’ inhabitants from various invaders over the centuries. The first Greek settlers built Byzantium… Continue Reading
Yedikule Fortress in Istanbul is locally known as Yedikule Hisari or Yedikule Zindanlari; meaning “Fortress of the Seven Towers”. In Byzantine times it was just a section of the Walls of Constantinople… Continue Reading
Topkapi Palace
The First Courtyard was also known as the Court of the Janissaries becasue the Janissaries used to line up here. This gate was used for imperial processions… Continue Reading
Second Courtyard of Topkapi Palace is also called Divan Square and it starts from the Gate of Salutation at the end of first courtyard… Continue Reading
The Third Courtyard of Topkapi Palace is also known as as Enderun Courtyard and this where sultan would spend most of his time… Continue Reading
The Fourth Courtyard was sultan’s private domain where he spent his days. Entry to this courtyard was strictly regulated and off-limits to outsiders… Continue Reading
Harem inside the Topkapi Palace was a private space for Sultan and his families. Access to this part of the palace was tightly controlled… Continue Reading