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The Letters to the Churches of Asia
The Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, is made up of two main parts. The first part contains letters addressed...
The Miracle of the Poisoned Cup
According to apocryphal Christian tradition, St John boldly drank the poisoned cup that had been prepared by his opponents in Ephesus. After making the...
The Gate Near the Palace of Blachernae
To the north of the second tower in the wall is a gate that matches the Gate of Gyrolimne (Greek: Τάλαί τῆς Γυρολίμνης). This...
The Emperor’s Observation Point
During the siege of Constantinople in 1453, Emperor Constantine XI and the historian George Phrantzes observed the movements of the Turkish army from a...
The Public Gate
Egri Kapou and the Porta Kaligaria
Between the sixth and seventh towers of the Wall of Emperor Manuel Comnenus, there is a gate now called...
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,...
