Discontent in Macedonia
In Macedonia, everyone was unhappy due to oppression, including both the Turkish and Christian populations. The oppressed Turks had no one to turn to...
The Magnificent Era of Suleyman
During the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566), the Ottoman Empire witnessed the pinnacle of its treasury’s prosperity. Historian Hammer chronicled the influx and...
Establishment of Ottoman Treasuries
Yavuz Sultan Selim’s Era
The organization of Ottoman treasuries saw its inception during the reign of Yavuz Sultan Selim. This development was prompted by the...
Unveiling the Exterior Treasury
Undated Construction
The Arms Section of Topkapi Palace, which stands today, lacks a specific construction date or inscription. However, it is undoubtedly the second Treasury...
Feshane and Hattat Mustafa Rakim Efendi Tomb
Feshane A Legacy of Ottoman Industrial Innovation
Feshane, situated on the shores of the Golden Horn, was commissioned by Sultan Mahmut II in 1826 to...
Eyüp Sultan Mosque: A Sacred Site of Islam
Eyüp Sultan Mosque, nestled in the Eyüp district near the Golden Horn, holds deep religious significance in Islam. Revered as a sacred place, it...
Panagia Muhliotissa Church and Ebu Şeybe el-Hudri Tomb
Panagia Muhliotissa Church A Symbol of Byzantine Legacy
Perched on the hills of Fener, near the Patriarchy Academy, the Panagia Muhliotissa Church, also known as...
The boundary between the human and the divine
Reducing these various stories and assertions to a single set of dialectically defensible assertions that all can agree on has proved, over two millennia,...
Theodosius left behind
What Theodosius left behind, more important than his sons, was a religious landscape denuded of the familiar and the emergence, by encouragement and by...
Constantine postponed baptism
Constantine postponed baptism until he was on his deathbed to assure himself of heaven without risking post-baptismal relapse. The half century that followed saw...
