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The embroidered structure in the center of this silk Torah ark curtain is thought to be a loose representation of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, with its six minarets and entryway stairs. A somewhat…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
ca. 1735
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The city of Urfa, located between Palestine and Karaman, was the site of a very well-organized and previously planned massacre.
On the past August 18…
Contributor:
Alexander Benghiat
Places:
İzmir, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
1918
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At the gate of the inner courtyard, where the eunuchs and all of the great men of the kingdom were standing before the king, they were standing there, and Amira was sitting, and the aforementioned…
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Unknown
Places:
Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (Edirne, Türkiye)
Date:
1671