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On this day in royal history: Constantinople attacked by an invading sultan
Initial attempts to reach the city were repelled but the Ottomans prevailed and the emperor Constantine XI was killed in the ...
From Church To Mosque: Did You Know Turkey's Iconic Hagia Sophia Belongs To Waqf?
What visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site tells us about faith, politics, and power, Destinations News - Times Now ...
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How Turkey's Hagia Sophia, once a cathedral, became Waqf property
The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...
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History's Most Bizarre Bubble And Crash
Like many economic bubbles—from Bitcoin to the South Sea bubble—Holland’s infamous “Tulip Mania” was doomed to burst. But the ...
Turkish actor among 11 held amid protest boycott calls
Turkish authorities on Thursday detained at least 11 people including an actor suspected of spreading calls for a blanket boycott of purchases in protest against the jailing of Istanbul's opposition ...
Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott calls in support of jailed mayor
Included in those detained was actor Cem Yigit Uzumoglu, who played Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in the Netflix docuseries ...