Saksagan

Maybe I couldn't say for sure, but I suggested that since the Turks had gained this land by force, they might lose it in...

On a rocky hill, there is a medrasa, or monastery, where 300 men are training to become Muslim priests. They come here when they...

A lot of smuggling happens in Kavala. The interesting part of the situation is that many local officials are involved in smuggling themselves. ...

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...

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...

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...

Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror’s Conquests and Governance Establishment of the Ottoman Treasury Historical records indicate that the existence of a Treasury Department within Sultan Mehmet the...

Conquests, Diplomacy, and Governance Execution of Halil Pasha Twenty days after the conquest of Istanbul, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror returned to Edirne and took decisive action...

Sultan Mehmet’s Conquest of Istanbul Following the conquest of Istanbul, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror engaged in diplomatic correspondence with various rulers, including Shah Cihan Mirza...

Istanbul daily tours – The earliest-known settlement in the area, which people now know as Istanbul, was probably founded around 1000 BC. Its name...