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The Mosaic Tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid (Sultan Abdülmecid’in Mozaik Tuğrası)
From the time of the Oghuz khans down to the era of the Ottoman sultans, Turkish rulers have used written symbols and signs to represent themselves, and these are referred to as “tughra”s. In the early years of Ottoman rule, tughras represented the Arabic pronunciation of the name of the sultan and his father. In…
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The Theodosian Hagia Sophia (Theodosius Ayasofyası)
After Hagia Sophia was turned into a museum in 1934, archaeological work was carried out in the area around the building. In 1935, excavations led by German archaeologist Alfons Maria Schneider resulted in the unearthing of the remains of the monumental entrance to the second church structure, the Theodosian Hagia Sophia. The remains of the…
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Ottoman Mosques of Athens (Atina’nın Osmanlı Camileri)
How many mosques do you think remain standing today in Athens, which was under Ottoman rule for about 350 years? The answer is only two and they are not open to worship. There are also remains of one more mosque that is near the other two. (Yaklaşık 350 yıl kadar Osmanlı hakimiyetinde kalan Atina’da bugün…