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On the first day of the 20th century, Israel did not exist where today’s state of Israel is located. In that region, which was affiliated with the Ottoman Empire, there was the state of Palestine.
The brief story of the founding of Israel in Palestinian land Read More
Thessaloniki is even more beautiful as summer begins, with its gastronomy markets, taverns lined up side by side, cobbled streets, museums converted from the old port, Kordon, cocktail bars, fish restaurants, and jazz music coming out of its bookstores.
72 Hours full of flavor and art in Thessaloniki Read More
The name Genoa and Genoese comes from the Italian Genovesi. As one of the independent city-states that gained commercial importance in the Mediterranean towards the end of the Middle Ages, it has a rich and important historical past in competition with other Italian maritime republics such as Amalfi, Pisa and Venice.
A Medieval Legend: Republic of Genoa and Genoeses Read More
We are in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. Sveti Stefan Bulgarian Church, with its greenish gray tones and strikingly different architecture, on the Fener – Balat road on the shore of the Golden Horn, is like a symbol of the independence of a nation.
Sveti Stefan Church: A Bulgarian place of worship in Istanbul Read More
The most fascinating aspect of the Ottoman army in the First World War was that it was able to fight for as long as possible, even though it had been defeated against four small Balkan states a year ago. The general opinion between the British and the French is that this success was entirely due to the efforts of the German officers who served the empire during the war. However, the truth is that it was the result of reforms made by the leader of the Young Turks and the Ottoman War Minister Enver Pasha and his German advisers in the year following the Balkan war. The reforms introduced a number of older officers to retire, replacing them with contemporary trained young officers.
Size and composition of the Ottoman Army Read More