vezir
Trabzon
... first member of Koprulu Family, and the name of Kopru was changed to Vezir Kopru. In the middle of the 17th century the raids of Kazak pirates to Trabzon shore turned into Russian attacks. That's why ...
Sokollu Mehmed Pasa
Sokollu was 1 of the greatest Grand Viziers during the Ottoman Empire. Sokollu (or Sokullu) Mehmed Pasha was born in Sokol of Bosnia in 1505. Thanks to his honest and trusty public service he was quickly ...
General glossary
General glossary of some Turkish or Ottoman originated terms. C | E | L | S | T | V Capitulations Special agreements between the Ottoman Empire and various foreign governments giving those governments ...
The Ottomans and their dynasty
The Ottomans and their dynasty ( enlarge this map ) Origins of the Ottoman Empire Pressured out of their homes in the Asian steppes via the Mongols, the Turkish nomadic tribes converted to Islam ...
Mehterhane and Development of Music in Turkey
... above, but also in the examples of the following years. The vezirs of the Ottoman Empire had nine "Tug". "Mehterhane" was composed of nine echelons. Since we have moved further ...
Prince Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)
... for twenty years, he learned the eastern languages, wrote poetry in the Turkish style, composed music, and won the love of the Sultan, Vezir, and others of high rank." Another aspect of the historian ...
Hamams and Hans in Sanliurfa
There are eight hamams which date back to the Ottoman period: Cincikli, Vezir, Saban, Velibey, Eski Arasa, Serce and Sultan Hamami. Most are tucked away in the alleyways near the Kapali Carsi, and usually ...
Ottoman Capital Bursa
... example of Bursa style is the Yeşil (Green) Mosque, which was built in 1419 by the architect Vezir Hacı İvaz Paşa for Çelebi Sultan Mehmed. The tiles which lend their name to ...
Fountains of Istanbul
... grand vezir, or other august personage did not endow a fountain in expression of their economic, social and political standing, and fountains became an important part of the architectural tradition. Fountains ...
XIX. Century Fountains
... of Valide Mosque in Aksaray Type : Single face wall fountain in four sections. Huseyin Avni Pasa Fountain Founder : Hüseyin Avni Paşa, grand vezir and commander-in-chief. Date :1291 AH / ...
XVIII. Century Fountains
... on Hakimiyeti Milliye Caddesi in Üsküdar. Type : Single face wall fountain. Ibrahim Pasa Fountain and Sebil Founder : Damad Ibrahim PaSa, grand vezir. Date : 1133 AH / 1720 Location : A part ...
XV., XVI., XVII. Century Fountains
... points). Rüstem Paşa Fountain Founder : Rüstem Paşa, grand vezir Date : 962 AH / 1554 Location : At the corner facing the door of Çardaklı Hamam near Küçük ...
Waterworks In Pre-Ottoman Istanbul
... sultan's mother, sultan's daughter, grand vezir, or other august personage did not endow a fountain in expression of their economic, social and political standing, and fountains became an important ...
Rumelihisari
... great towers were named after three of Mehmed II's vezirs, Sadrazam Candarli Halil Pasha, who built the big tower next to the gate, Zaganos Pasha, who built the south tower, and Sarica Pasha, who built ...
Garments Of The Sultans
... Saraç. “I worked from a portrait of him mounted on a horse.” Like Abkhazian Mehmed Pasha, one of his vezirs, Murad IV is depicted in an Abkhazian caftan, a garment that later became ...
Recapturing An Ephemeral Art Ottoman Dancing
... vezir, while curcuna dancers wearing masks amuse the audience with a clumsy imitation of them. The costumes worn by some of them resembled those of Harlequin, the clever and witty servant who features ...
Rumelihisari Something Old,Something New
... was drawn by the sultan himself and the architect was Musliheddin. The three towers at the corners were built by the sultn'sd vezirs Halil Pasa, Zaganos Pasa and Saruca Pasa. Of the mosque built by ...
The Dome
... Pasha Mosque at Aksaray. The Hagia Sophia, Byzantium’s monumental structure, is converted into a mosque as well. The Ottoman sultans, vezirs, and pashas also commission the construction of numerous ...
A Mystical Atmosphere Of Kariye
... serve to lighten the massive effect of this large building. The nave with its high dome was repaired after the Turkish conquest of 1453. The building continued to be used as a church until 1511, when Vezir ...
The Houses Of Odunpazari, Eskisehir
... kervansaray, rooms for medrese students and a Mevlevi dervish lodge. The mosque and its associated institutions were constructed by Mustafa Pasa, a vezir of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent in 1525. ...