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Once the Asiatic port for all traffic, both commercial and military, between Istanbul and the far reaches of Asia, the interest religiously in Üsküdar is in the royal mosques of Asia, the interest religiously in Üsküdar is in the royal mosques founded by or for women and in the... Continue Reading

Kadıköy, on the Asiatic shore and across the Bosphorus from what was once Byzantium and is now European İstanbul, claims in legend to be older than Byzantium. Byzantium’s founders looked down on it, saying that those who had settled there were blind to have ignored the... Continue Reading

Bursa has been considered one of the most delightful places on earth. Its multitude of religious buildings and its native son Süleyman Çelebi distinguish it in religious terms. It is renowned for its royal mosques, for its markets of spices and a covered bazaar where many local... Continue Reading