by Serif Yenen | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are some who think that the Harem was a sort of prison, full of women who were kept exclusively for the Sultan’s pleasure. This is simply not true. Harem was literally the Sultan’s family quarters. It was a secluded area within the palace where the Sultan and...
by Serif Yenen | Dec 5, 2020 | Christmas in Europe
Saint Nicholas was born in Patara at the end of the 3rd century and became the bishop of the Christian church of Myra, in Lycia, in the 4th century. Patara and Myra are two ancient cities on the Mediterranean Coast in Turkey. The ancient city of Myra, located a few...
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