his love for literature. He was a good poet and a regular reader. He liked the company of scholars and poets and made some of them ministers. Whenever he heard about a great scholar in any field‚ he would help and support him or ask him to come to Istanbul in order to benefit of his
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Kaustuvi Thapa The Hagia Sophia & Its History‚ Structure‚ and Influence on Architecture Arch 2003 Figure 1: The Hagia Sophia as it stands today. Known today for its beautiful architecture‚ the Hagia Sophia stands as a popular Tourist attraction in Istanbul‚ Turkey. In order to preserve and convert the ____‚ several modifications have been added as it was passed from group to group. This paper will analyze the history behind the building‚ its architectural structure and engineering flaws‚ and finally
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It all started within the Ottoman architecture in 14th and 15th centuries. This architecture was mainly influenced of different and multiple combination of other kinds of architecture which are the Islamic architecture‚ Byzantine architecture and Iranian architecture‚ this gave the multicultural outlook of the empire. The Ottoman architecture developed in a massive way at that time. It got to be creative within the great harmony of the inner and outer spaces. It also was known by seeing the massive
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example would be the extremely arbitrary separation of the European and Asian continents. In the northern portion‚ they are separated by low‚ easily crossed mountains‚ and in the south the separation is the narrow Bosporus Strait‚ where the city of Istanbul is between the two continents. The Myth of Continents‚ by Martin Lewis and Karen Wigen‚ goes into great depth on usages of such terms as continents‚ first-third world‚ and global north-south or west-east. The majority of the book is devoted to criticizing
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the Khalifa and Turkish Empire would be maintained. As a result of this promise thousands of Muslims joined the British Army. Turkish side defeated at the end of the war. Muslims all over the world were concerned with how Turkey would be treated. Istanbul had been the home of Caliphate and the Turkish Sultan was recognized as the Khalifa or caliph. The Allies hpoed to destroy the Ottoman Empire by encouraging‚ Turkey to become a nation rather than an empire. The treaty Of Versailles set out to divide
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International Business Country Risk and Attractiveness Analysis on Turkey 1 1.Brief Background of Turkey Turkey‚ officially the Republic of Turkey is a contiguous coasttocoast country‚ located mostly on Anatolia Western Asia‚ and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey’s location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance. Turkey’s
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (indeterminate‚ 1881–10 November 1938) was a Turkish army officer‚ revolutionary statesman‚ and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. Atatürk became known as an extremely capable military officer by being the only undefeated Ottoman commander during World War I.[1] Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire‚ he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara‚ he defeated
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Ottoman Culture has evolved along centuries as their empire was widen across the world and they conquer more nations. Original bases of their culture was build on the islamic and turkish cultures and strongly influenced by them in customs‚ Language and all life styles. Their culture absorbed‚ adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their nations for example Persian culture - the Seljuk Empire architecture theme and culture- had a significant contribution to that era’s culture
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live in today. Without the impact of the Byzantine Empire‚ the world might be very different. One of the most important characteristics of the Byzantine Empire was their cities. Standing out among the others‚ Constantinople. Constantinople‚ now Istanbul‚ was a beautiful and prosperous city. It had huge walls built to protect it. These were the largest city walls in the world. The walls were made out of a special marble that came from an island called Marma. On the island‚ slaves worked in quarries
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The Aztecs pushed southward into the rich agricultural lands of Central Mexico. In 1300 the Aztecs started to build their own empire. By 1500 they ruled a densely populated empire. The Aztecs were impressed into building elaborate canals and reclamation projects (Bulliet xxx). The Aztecs also built impressive cities‚ and promoted irrigation projects. Hernan Cortes‚ Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain. The Conquistadors were 16th century Spanish individuals
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