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The Ballroom and Its Use
We asked the handsome young aide-de-camp, who had been assigned by His Imperial Majesty to show us around the palaces, how a ballroom was...
The Sultan’s Palaces
The Sultan of Turkey has many palaces, but most of them were built by his predecessors, not by him. He has not built any...
The Nine Gates of St. Sophia
St. Sophia, also known as Hagia Sophia, has nine gates that lead into the building. Over the central gate, through which the emperor entered,...
German Investments in Turkish Lands
There are only a few German businesses in European Turkey. This is because chaos and unrest have kept away investors and settlers. People did...
Germany’s Role in Supporting the Sultan
Germany’s Influence in the Ottoman Empire
Germany is more responsible than other nations for the suffering in the Ottoman Empire. Its government supports the Sultan,...
The Silence of Europe
Ignoring the Cry for Help
People often ask: How long will European powers let the Sultan ignore them and continue the suffering in Macedonia? But...
The Importance of the Treaty
It’s not important to argue about who started the second war. The most important thing to remember is that Serbia had already broken the...
Misunderstanding About Serbia’s Claims
In November, a Serbian politician, Monsieur P. Marinkovitch, visited Sofia. He had previously served as a Minister and was now part of the newly...
The Carnegie Commission’s Opinion
The Carnegie Commission believes that the phrase “within the above set forth delimitations” means the area between Shar-Planina and the line marked on the...
Meeting the Priest and the Bulgarian Revolutionary
My dragoman and I were riding ahead through a forest when we came around a bend and suddenly saw a priest on a pony...
