• Topkapi Palace, which was used as the administrative and domicile center of the Ottoman Empire...

  • Home to renowned poet Tevfik Fikret, Aşiyan is situated by the Rumeli Hisar (Fortress) and...

  • The Chora Museum, located in Edirnekapi, is one of the original structures of East Roman...

  • The Rahmi M. Koc Museum is the first largest museum enlightening the history of transportation,...

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Culture & Art

  • Traditional Arts and Crafts
    Handicrafts Handicrafts have been around since man’s earliest days in accordance with the prevailing environmental conditions. The first examples were necessities such as protection or coverings. Handicrafts were later improved...
  • Turkish Ebru Art
    Ebru is a traditional Turkish art of paper decoration by spreading paints, which do not dissolve in water, with brushes made of horse hair and rose wood on dense water...
  • Miniature Work
    MINIATURE WORK This is the name given to the art of producing very finely detailed, small paintings. In Europe in the Middle Ages, handwritten manuscripts would be decorated by painting...
  • Traditions and Heritage
    From rituals on special days to family relations, Turkish society still largely adheres to native customs and traditions in many areas of social life. From rituals on special days to...
  • Religious Festivals
    The main reason why religious festivals are not celebrated on the same days every year is because they are calculated according to the lunar calendar called “kameri takvim”. Ramadan and...
  • Architecture
    THE GREAT ARCHITECT SINAN (KOCA MIMAR SINAN) Sinan is considered the greatest Ottoman architect of the Ottoman Empire's Architectural heritage. It is generally assumed that Sinan was born in the...

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