Alfred Hitchcock, that unforgettable director of horror films, always appeared in one scene of his films. This brief glimpse was his unique signature. In 1899, the […]
Just inside the Theodosian walls of Istanbul, between the districts of Fatih and Balat is the area known as Kariye, with its tiny houses painted green, […]
17th Century An Ottoman Chronolgy 1604 Accession of Ahmed I [death of Mehmed III] 1612 Ottoman capitulations assigned to the Dutch. 1612 Immigration of Sephardim and […]
The winding Bosphorus strait lends legendary beauty to the city of Istanbul, with its hidden bays, hilly shores sprinkled with woods and gardens, and picturesque waterfront […]
