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Send us a textImagine being forced to run a race where losing means death. That's exactly what happened to Grand Vizier Haci Salih Pasha in 1822, a dramatic and little-known chapter from the annals of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire, one of history's most formidable powers, spanned over 600 years, commanding vast territories across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Renowned for its rich culture, breathtaking architecture, and intricate political system, it was a world where power and peril walked hand in hand—especially for the Grand Vizier, the Sultan's second-in-command.Haci Salih Pasha hailed from Izmir, a bustling port city in the Ottoman realm. His journey to power began modestly—serving as master of the barley and minister of powdermills—before his administrative prowess and loyalty propelled him to deputy grand vizier. In 1821, he ascended to the coveted role of Grand Vizier. Yet, this prestigious position came with a deadly catch: the Grand Vizier was often the fall guy for the empire's troubles.During Salih Pasha's tenure, the Ottoman Empire grappled with the Greek War of Independence. For centuries, the Greeks had lived under Ottoman rule, but now they fought fiercely for freedom. The conflict was brutal, marked by atrocities on both sides. Despite Salih Pasha's efforts, the Ottoman forces faltered, and Sultan Mahmud II grew increasingly displeased. In 1822, the Sultan summoned Salih Pasha to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, a sprawling complex that served as the sultans' residence for over four centuries. Within its walls lay the Sultan's garden—a serene oasis of lush greenery and elegant fountains, soon to become the stage for a life-or-death ordeal.Upon arrival, Salih Pasha faced a chilling ritual: he was handed a cup of sherbet. White sherbet signaled safety; red meant death. When he received the red sherbet, his fate seemed sealed. But there was one last chance—the “Death Race.” In this extraordinary ritual, the condemned Grand Vizier had to outrun the chief executioner through the garden to the Fish Market Gate. Victory meant exile and survival; defeat meant immediate execution.The odds were stacked against Salih Pasha. At 50 years old, clad in a long ceremonial tunic unsuited for sprinting, he faced a young, agiRead MF Thomas' novels Like Clockwork https://amzn.to/417lOzyArcade https://amzn.to/4aTpisxA Sickness in Time https://amzn.to/41apSPKSeeing by Moonlight ...

Associate Professor Nilay Özlü from Istanbul Technical University joins Matt Lewis to help him understand the Ottoman's most significant mark on the landscape of Istanbul, that players can freely explore in Assassin's Creed Revelations: Topkapi Palace.Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. Hosted by: Matt LewisEdited by: Robin McConnellProduced by: Matt Lewis, Robin McConnellSenior Producer: Anne-Marie LuffProduction Coordinator: Beth DonaldsonExecutive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen BennettMusic:The Hidden City by Lorne BalfeByzantium by Jesper KydA Familiar Face by Lorne BalfeIf you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate & review. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MKTell us your favourite episode or Assassin's Creed game at echoes-of-history@historyhit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Piri Reis Map, created in 1513 by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis, is a fragment of a world map discovered in 1929 at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. Drawn on gazelle skin, it depicts parts of Europe, Africa, South America, and the Atlantic with surprising detail for its time. Compiled from older maps, some dating back to ancient Greece, it has sparked debates over its depiction of a possible ice-free Antarctica, suggesting lost knowledge. While skeptics attribute its anomalies to errors typical of early cartography, the map remains a fascinating artifact of exploration and mystery. ----------------- Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head to asylum817.com. ----------------- This podcast can also be heard on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and wherever you get your Podcast listening experience. ----------------- to support the show, check us out on Patreon- http://www.patreon.com/asylum817 ----------------- DISTROKID AFFILIATE LINK: https://www.distrokid.com/vip/seven/3128872 ----------------- Want to promote your brand, YouTube channel, Etsy page, charity, event or podcast on the show? I am selling the show's ad space! Mid roll ads, beginning ads, bottom of the show ads, all of it. Click the link below to get yourself some of that sweet, sweet ad space on the fastest growing paranormal podcast on the planet. If you want to advertise here, click the LINK BELOW! https://www.fiverr.com/share/mgzw1R ----------------- --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strangeplacespod/support

Join Jasmine and Gracie as they look the much loved cats of Istanbul.  They find Medusa as they search in an underground room used for storing water.  They find a sparkly diamond in the Topkapi Palace.  And Jasmine finds souvenirs at the bazaar.  Where are those cats!!!

We're in Istanbul, Turkey, with Andrea Lemieux of TheQuirkyCork.com. We talk about exploring the harems at Topkapi Palace, visiting the Blue Mosque, and shopping at the Grand Bazaar.  Show notes & our 1-page guide are at https://WeTravelThere.com/istanbul Miles & points make travel affordable but tracking them is difficult. That's why I use AwardWallet to monitor rewards, reservations & free night certificates. Sign up for free at WeTravelThere.com/awardwallet

In this special episode, join me as I recount my recent escapade to Istanbul, a city steeped in mesmerizing history and captivating allure.Prepare to be enthralled as I share my firsthand experiences of exploring Istanbul's historical sites that exude an aura of enchantment. From the majestic Hagia Sophia to the awe-inspiring Topkapi Palace, I'll paint vivid pictures with my witty anecdotes and lively storytelling, bringing to life the rich tapestry of Byzantine and Ottoman influences.But hey, it's not all postcard-perfect sights and Instagram-worthy moments. In this episode, I fearlessly uncover the underbelly of Istanbul, revealing the city's notorious scams, encounters with less-than-friendly individuals, and the unexpected challenges that travelers like myself face. Don't worry, though—I've got you covered with valuable travel tips to help you navigate Istanbul's vibrant streets while staying one step ahead of the tricksters.So, buckle up and get ready for a rollercoaster ride of laughter, cultural exploration, and cautionary tales. Istanbul has so much to offer, and I'm here to unravel its true essence—both its historical majesty and the not-so-glamorous side. Join me, Salman Qureshi, on 'Expat Brat,' and let's embark on this unforgettable journey together!"Support the show

Roam with us as we make our last 2 stops in Turkey, Canakkale, and Istanbul. Canakkale, is a waterfront city known for its ceramics as well as an impressive Trojan Horse movie prop.  Then, Istanbul, where we explore a snippet of one of the largest cities in the world without breaking the bank. Starting with Topkapi Palace and its wonderful views of the city and lots of people watching. Note: Background sounds recorded live in destination ROAM WITH US: For more info, blogs & fun pics visit us: https://www.liveletroam.com FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveletroam/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveletroam/ SPECIAL THANKS: Theme music creator Jungle Sneak, Track by, Kelly James & Pixabay for providing royalty free music https://pixabay.com/music/ 

—Sections of the Topkapi Palace —What was the Divan? —Imperial Kitchens —Ascension to throne ceremony —Who ascended the throne when a sultan died? —Funeral services of the sultans —Difference between a sultan and a caliph —Ceremony of Janissaries' salaries —Palace school (Enderun) —Topkapi movie of Melina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov —What are Islamic Holy Relics? —Various skills of Ottoman sultans —Who were Tressed Halberdiers? —Forbidden section of the palace —Who were black eunuchs? —Were Concubines slave girls kept for the pleasure of the sultan?

New York artist Joyce Kozloff discusses the inspiration for the Galla Placidia & Tobkapi Pullman mosaics. Two mosaics panels integrate local history with early moments in the history of Western art. In "Galla Placidia in Philadelphia." William Penn stands on a schematic hillside, holding the scrolled charter to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He functions as an historical referent and schematic visual symbol, for his silhouette is the primary civic icon of the city.  Opposite the Penn mosaic stands "Topkapi Pullman," paying tribute to Philadelphia's role as a transportation and mercantile center. From inside Istanbul's Topkapi Palace, tiled with elaborate floral geometric motifs, a doorway opens up onto a massive, foreshortened locomotive speeding through a streamlined Precisionist space.

It stands on a promontory jutting into the Bosphorus, a pleasure palace of sultans and their harem. Its tiled walls, fountains and pools are sumptuous legacies of the Ottoman Empire. 1453 marks the final fall of the Roman Empire and the ascendency of the Ottomans, led by Mehmet the Conqueror, the 21 year old who took the city with an audacious military strategy. Rosa Hayes of the History of the Ottoman Empire joins us to talk about Mehmet and Constantine IX, the final Byzantine Emperor. And listener Roberto Cancel returns to discuss visiting the palace and Mehmet's Grand Bazaar. Plus baklava! Sources: Duducu, Jem. The Sultans: the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Rulers and Their World Herrin, Judith. Byzantium: the Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire  Hughes, Bettany. Istanbul: a Tale of Three Cities Maxwell, Virginia. Lonely Planet Istanbul Norwich, John Julius. Byzantium: the Decline and Fall  Wheatcroft, Andrew. The Ottomans Photograph © A.Savin, WikiCommons

With a grandmother courageous enough to leave North Korea for South Korea as a very young women, a mother who was a journalist before many women entered the field and who ensured that her three daughters got to see every arts performance and exhibition in South Korea until moving to NYC when they were barely in their double-digits Angella Ahn was born and raised by mighty women to be her own person. In conversation with Lesley, Angella shared her journey of balancing the sensibilities she developed as the product of two dynamically different cultures, her journey to independent personhood and the adventure of rising to be recognized as one of the world's most respected female violinists. All of this leading her to Bozeman, Montana, where she is currently Associate Professor of Violin and Viola at Montana State University and where she was named both “Most Valuable Professor” and “Professor of the Month”. Angella starting playing at 6 yrs old, has performed in every state in the U.S., and over 30 countries. As a member of the Ahn Trio, she has played in the White House, the Jazz Dock in Prague, Buenos Aires' Teatro Colon, Vienna's Musikverein, New York's Lincoln Center, Leipzig's Gewandhaus, Beijing's Concert Hall, Istanbul's Aya Irini in Topkapi Palace, the iTunes Festival, and with her two sisters who form the Ahn Trio, on the TEDWomen stage. Angella also has an impressive discography with her trio. One of which won Germany's prestigious ECHO Award. New York Newsday has called the trio “Classical revolutionaries.” ANGELLA AHN, ASSOCIATE MUSIC PROFESSOR, MSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC https://www.montana.edu/music/directory/1523848/angella-ahn TED TALKS https://www.ted.com/talks/ahn_trio_a_modern_take_on_piano_violin_cello?language=en   THE HIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JPhWylSnUE&feature=youtu.be MONTANA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY, ANGELLA AHN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR https://www.montanachambermusicsociety.org/welcome-mcms-board   BOZEMAN SYMPHONY https://www.bozemansymphony.org/board-of-directors.html   BOZEMAN ARTS COUNCIL https://art.mt.gov/council_members   ANGELLA AHN & FRIENDS https://www.pbs.org/video/11th-and-grant-angella-ahn-friends/ TIPPET RISE ART CENTER https://tippetrise.org/news/watch-the-hive-a-film-of-art-music-nature-and-transformation-created-at-tippet-rise   THE AHN TRIO WEBSITE http://www.ahntrio.com   THE AHN TRIO FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/ahntrio/   BIG SKY ARTS FESTIVAL AUGUST 2021 https://bigskyarts.org/bravo-big-sky-music-festival/

உஸ்மான் (ரலி) அவர்கள் பல பகுதிகளுக்கு அனுப்பிய மூலப் பிரதிகளில் இரண்டு பிரதிகள் இன்றும் கூட பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. ஒன்று துருக்கி நாட்டின் 'இஸ்தன்புல்' நகரத்தில் உள்ள Topkapi Palace அருங்காட்சியகத்திலும், இன்னொன்று ரஷியாவின் 'தாஷ்கண்ட்' நகரத்தில் உள்ள அருங்காட்சியகத்திலும் பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

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Peter Findlay, Jerry Dias and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Company Town, collective strength and the labour movement, false expectations, betrayal, raw capital without a conscience and resilience and resistance.TrailerWatch it on CBC GEM.Synopsis:In 2018, workers at General Motors plant in Oshawa were rocked by a bombshell just weeks before the Christmas holidays. After 100 years of production, GM announced it would be shutting down operations at the end of 2019 - despite receiving a multi-billion-dollar government bailout as recently as 2009. What was once known as ‘The City That Moto-vates Canada’ was shaken to its core.Unifor - the powerful national union representing the autoworkers - immediately went on a war footing.Launching a massive anti-GM media campaign, and calling for a boycott of GM vehicles, Unifor soon found an unlikely ally in rock superstar Sting, who – while in Toronto to perform in The Last Ship, his play about union struggles in England in the 1980s – stepped up to perform a solidarity concert for the GM workers. Firebrand Unifor leader Jerry Dias was adamant there would be no plant closure.Only two months later, in the late spring of 2019, GM came to the table with a new offer of enhanced settlement packages for its departing workers - and an agreement to retro-fit the plant to make automotive parts, but with the promise of only 300 jobs. While keeping any production at the plant was a partial victory for the union, the reality was that 2,300 GM workers would still be walking out of the plant for the last time at the end of the year.Equally devastating, the shutdown of the plant would also wipe out another 2,500 union jobs through a network of supplier companies whose existence was tied directly to GM assembling vehicles.Told through the wrenching personal stories of rank-and-file members of Unifor Local 222 in Oshawa, Company Town takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions as the clock ticks down to the closure of the plant. With exclusive access to Unifor President Jerry Dias and his senior negotiators, it’s the dramatic fight to the finish, with the fate of 5,000 workers and their families hanging in the balance.About Peter and Jerry:Peter D. Findlay is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has appeared on the CBC, CTV, Discovery Canada, TVO, ZDF-ARTE, History Canada, the National Geographic Channel and PBS, among others.A proponent of immersive, character-driven storytelling, Findlay is also a former staff producer at CBC’s The Fifth Estate and The National Magazine, as well as an alumnus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.Since leaving the CBC in 2000, where he produced and directed a range of award-winning social issue and current affairs documentaries, Findlay has written and directed documentaries for virtually every major Canadian broadcaster, including Justin, a 1-hour profile of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (W Five, CTV); The Life & Times of Maude Barlow, a biography of anti-globalization leader Maude Barlow (CBC); Who Do You Think You Are – Avi Lewis?, an investigative documentary on Avi Lewis and his family’s radical roots back in the Eastern Europe of the 1880s (CBC); and Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits, a feature documentary on the failure of the war on drugs, shot in Vancouver, Washington, India, Tajikistan, and Portugal (TVO/ZDF-ARTE).Findlay has also directed a variety of documentaries in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Antarctica, and Scandinavia for Mighty Ships (Discovery Channel), traced the path of the Norsemen across Europe for The Real Vikings (History TV), and embedded in Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace to tell the story of the Ottoman Empire for Museum Secrets (Smithsonian Channel/History TV).A Gemini Award-winner for best sport documentary, the winner of three Remi Awards at Worldfest Houston, a Canadian Science Writers Award, and a finalist for best political/social documentary at HotDocs for The Paper King: The World of Conrad Black, Findlay’s film Raw Opium was also shown at the DOXO Documentary Film Festival and excerpted for broadcast on the PBS News Hour as part of the Economist Film Project.Jerry Dias is the Unifor National President, and is at the forefront of the fight for workers’ rights, equality and social justice.Jerry has been active in the labour movement since he started his work life at de Havilland Aircraft (now Bombardier Aerospace) where he served as President of Local 112. He went on to join the union’s national staff as aerospace sector coordinator and then became Assistant to the CAW National President. In 2013, he was elected as Unifor’s first National President at the union’s founding convention. Since then Unifor has grown to represent more than 315,000 workers in every sector of the Canadian economy. An effective negotiator, Jerry has taken on corporate giants to secure good jobs for members and create the economic basis for increased living standards and shared prosperity.Jerry assumed an active role in the USMCA as a consultant to the Canadian government and negotiating team where he consistently pushed to raise labour standards, maintain Canadian sovereignty and protect key domestic industries.A committed trade unionist, he has been vocal on emerging labour issues including precarious work, youth unemployment and underemployment, growing income inequality and lack of work-life balance while strongly advocating for LGBTQ rights, gender equality and the elimination of violence against women. Under his leadership, Unifor’s ground-breaking Woman’s Advocate Program has expanded into more than 350 workplaces.When he is not at the bargaining table, you can find him walking in a “Hope in High Heels” fundraiser for the Halton Women’s Place shelter or supporting a variety of local charities across the country.Called one of the most fearsome people in the country by Sun News, one of the most powerful by Maclean’s and Canada’s most influential union leader by Ottawa Life, Jerry has been named the Toronto Star Wheels’ 2016 Newsmaker of the Year and an Automotive News All Star for the past three years.Jerry’s mission is to strive to create progressive change for a better future.Image Copyright and Credit: Nomad Films and the CBC.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. 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Discover how the sultans of the Ottoman Empire dined with an extensive kitchen staff and an array of exotic ingredients. From the 15th-century Topkapi Palace to the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, learn how these rulers indulged in luxurious foods and spices sourced from across their vast empire and beyond. #OttomanEmpire #Sultans #TopkapiPalace #SuleimantheMagnificent #15thcentury #16thcentury #luxurydining #historicalfood #exoticspices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we try to track down the mysterious Staff Of Moses, and then we learn DO NOT GET ON THE SHIPS! The Staff Of Moses was a key artifact in the Old Testament. Is this walking staff still around? And more importantly: does it have any power still? Remember: DO NOT GET ON THE SHIPS!!!   Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18482113   MERCH STORE!!! https://www.redbubble.com/people/deadrabbitradio/works/35749420-dead-rabbit-radio?asc=u   Help Promote Dead Rabbit! Dual Flyer https://i.imgur.com/OhuoI2v.jpg "As Above" Flyer  https://i.imgur.com/yobMtUp.jpg     Links:   Aaron's rod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%27s_rod   Staff of Moses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_of_Moses   The Staff of Moses http://www.jtsa.edu/the-staff-of-moses   Sacred Relics (Topkapi Palace) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Relics_(Topkap%C4%B1_Palace)   This Turkish Museum Allegedly Has the Staff of Moses — and You Can Go See It https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/turkish-museum-allegedly-has-staff-moses-and-you-can-go-see-it   Are the Islamic relics held in Topkapi Palace authentic? https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Islamic-relics-held-in-Topkapi-Palace-authentic   Fate of the Lost Ark Revealed? https://www.history.com/news/fate-of-the-lost-ark-revealed   ALIEN LANDING: Do NOT get on the Alien Spaceships They Want to HARVEST YOU http://www.metatech.org/wp/aliens/alien-landing-get-on-ships-yes-or-no/     Listen to the daily podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts!   ------------------------------------------------ Logo Art By Ash Black   "As Above" Art By Grant Scott   Dead Rabbit Skull By John from the SCAR Group   Dead Rabbit Exposed By Smashers_25 (Instagram)   Halloween Monster By Finn   Opening Song: "Atlantis Attacks" Closing Song: "Bella Royale" Reptilian Strip Song EP 374: “Empty Beds” Music By Dr. Huxxxtable Rabbitron 3000 created by Eerbud Thanks to Chris K, Founder Of The Golden Rabbit Brigade   http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.com Twitter: @DeadRabbitRadio Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeadRabbitRadio   Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today.   All Contents Of This Podcast Copyright Jason Carpenter 2018 - 2019  

Beth Bruno explores the legacy of Hurrem Sultan, the 16th century concubine turned wife turned queen to Suleyman Sultan. Sharing her personal story of why Turkey is in her blood, she paints a picture of a woman who was complex, full of influence and controversy. Let Beth know you're interested in a future Turkey Mother/Daughter trip: Email beth@bethbruno.orgLearn more:Watch MAGNIFICENT CENTURY on Netflix about Suleyman and Hurrem SultanRead EMPRESS OF THE EAST: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire By Leslie PeirceWatch THE PROMISE to learn about the Armenian GenocideIf traveling alone as a woman, read this first: https://dreamsinheels.com/solo-females-can-travel-to-turkey-things-to-know/For a short overview of the typical two-day visit to Istanbul watch "Istanbul Guide: Istanbul in 2 Days" on YoutubeConnect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookTwitterWebsiteBook 

Today we try to track down the mysterious Staff Of Moses, and then we learn DO NOT GET ON THE SHIPS! The Staff Of Moses was a key artifact in the Old Testament. Is this walking staff still around? And more importantly: does it have any power still? Remember: DO NOT GET ON THE SHIPS!!!   MERCH STORE!!! https://www.redbubble.com/people/deadrabbitradio/works/35749420-dead-rabbit-radio?asc=u   Help Promote Dead Rabbit! Dual Flyer https://i.imgur.com/OhuoI2v.jpg "As Above" Flyer  https://i.imgur.com/yobMtUp.jpg     Aaron's rod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%27s_rod   Staff of Moses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_of_Moses   The Staff of Moses http://www.jtsa.edu/the-staff-of-moses   Sacred Relics (Topkapi Palace) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Relics_(Topkap%C4%B1_Palace)   This Turkish Museum Allegedly Has the Staff of Moses — and You Can Go See It https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/turkish-museum-allegedly-has-staff-moses-and-you-can-go-see-it   Are the Islamic relics held in Topkapi Palace authentic? https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Islamic-relics-held-in-Topkapi-Palace-authentic   Fate of the Lost Ark Revealed? https://www.history.com/news/fate-of-the-lost-ark-revealed   ALIEN LANDING: Do NOT get on the Alien Spaceships They Want to HARVEST YOU http://www.metatech.org/wp/aliens/alien-landing-get-on-ships-yes-or-no/   Listen to the daily podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts!   ------------------------------------------------   Logo Art By Ash Black   "As Above" Art By Grant Scott   Opening Song: "Atlantis Attacks" Closing Song: "Bella Royale" Music By Dr. Huxxxtable   http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.com Twitter: @JasonOCarpenter Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeadRabbitRadio   Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today.   All Contents Of This Podcast Copyright Jason Carpenter 2018  

Located at the crossroad between Europe and Asia, Istanbul is an amazing city with over 2000 years of history. In this episode we give a historical overview and talk about its foundation, the Hagia Sophia, the cisterns and many more famous sights! For additional links and show-notes visit us at https://beyondthesights.info/istanbul ! Chapters: 06:16 Foundation 12:28 Fourth Crusade 13:00 Turkish Conquest 15:13 Turkish Republic 17:04 Population-Swap 19:01 Haghia Sophia 25:15 Neighbourhoods 25:59 Blue Mosque 26:29 Sinan 28:38 Topkapi Palace 31:60 Grand Bazaar 32:50 Cisterns 37:15 Galata 42:13 Tourist worries 46:55 Food

Waking up in Istanbul to the sounds of the morning, the noise of the people on the streets, the kedi […]

In Zenobia Neil's The Jinni's Last Wish, a eunuch in the Ottoman Imperial Harem has already lost his home, his freedom, and his manhood. His only wish is for a painless death, until he meets Dark Star, a beautiful odalisque who promises to give him his deepest desire. He refuses to believe her claim to possess a jinni in a bottle. But when Dark Star is accused of witchcraft, Olin rubs the bottle in desperation and discovers she’s told the truth. Olin becomes the jinni’s master to save Dark Star, but it's not enough. In the complex world of the Topkapi Palace, where silk pillows conceal knives, sherbets contain poison, and jewels buy loyalty, no one is safe. With each wish, Olin must choose between becoming like the masters he detests or risk his life, his body, and his sanity to break the bonds that tie them all. 

You'll learn words and phrases that will help you survive in Turkey. You can find a cheap hotel, or an expensive restaurant or ask how to go to Topkapi Palace!

Athens has won the war against Persia, but now what? The Golden Age of Pericles, that's what! He's building temples, making money, enlarging an empire, all in the name of democracy. Darby Vickers from the History of Greece podcast stops by to talk about the Great Democrat as well as what it's like to visit the Parthenon today. The one in Athens, not the one in Nashville.  She also talks about Greek bakeries and the joy that is spanakotiropita.   The intro today (my first one ever!) is from Lynn Perkins of the History of the Ottoman Empire podcast.  He does fine work, and I can't wait to bug him when I get to Topkapi Palace.

Nothing fascinated Europeans about the Ottoman Empire quite like the harem. Since no foreigners were permitted to enter it themselves, imaginations ran while about what sort of licentiousness happened behind the doors of Istanbul's Topkapi palace. But even though a sultan could have four wives and limitless concubines, the harem wasn't a sensual fantasy land. It was more of an imperial cadet academy, where foreign girls were turned into the wives of aristocrats and even future sultans. The harem was a large section of private apartments located on the grounds of Topkapi Palace. It consisted of more than 400 rooms. There the girls took lessons in theology, mathematics, embroidery, music, and literature. The most important lesson they gained, however, was in politics. The harem staff held enormous powerful as state administrators. They were typically eunuchs that supervised the female's quarters but also had influence on the palace. When the harem "cadets" entered the palace, they were placed at the lowest rung of a viciously competitive hierarchy in which one earned a promotion by attracting the attention of the Sultan. They began as a concubine and was not allowed to leave the palace without the permission of the Queen Mother (valide sultan), the reigning sultan's mother and a former concubine herself. If a girl managed to share a bed with the sultan, she became a gözde (the favorite). If she continued to curry his favor, then she became ıkbal (the fortunate). A woman to whom the sultan wanted a permanent union would become one of his four wives (kadın). If she birthed him a son who went on to become sultan, she became the next Queen Mother. Learn more about harem life in this episode.   TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher

Maxwell Hudson discusses how diplomacy at the Ottoman court was marked by ceremonies across the city and in everyday interactions between ambassadors and Ottoman officials.

At this ESMT Open Lecture, Harvard professor Niall Ferguson discussed and debated issues raised in his latest book Civilization: The West and the Rest. About the book: If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would have been most impressed by the dazzling civilizations of the Orient. The Forbidden City was under construction in Ming Beijing; in the Near East, the Ottomans were closing in on Constantinople. By contrast, England would have struck you as a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war. The other quarrelsome kingdoms of Western Europe - Aragon, Castile, France, Portugal and Scotland - would have seemed little better. As for fifteenth-century North America, it was an anarchic wilderness compared with the realms of the Aztecs and Incas. The idea that the West would come to dominate the Rest for most of the next half millennium would have struck you as wildly fanciful. And yet it happened. What was it about the civilization of Western Europe that allowed it to trump the outwardly superior empires of the Orient? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, was that the West developed six "killer applications" that the Rest lacked: competition, science, democracy, medicine, consumerism and the work ethic. The key question today is whether or not the West has lost its monopoly on these six things. If so, Ferguson warns, we may be living through the end of Western ascendancy. Civilization takes readers on their own extraordinary journey around the world - from the Grand Canal at Nanjing to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul; from Machu Picchu in the Andes to Shark Island, Namibia; from the proud towers of Prague to the secret churches of Wenzhou. It is the story of sailboats, missiles, land deeds, vaccines, blue jeans and Chinese Bibles. It is the defining narrative of modern world history. About the speaker: Niall Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford University, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Born in Glasgow in 1964, Niall Ferguson graduated from Magdalen College with First Class Honors in 1985. After two years as a Hanseatic Scholar in Hamburg and Berlin, he took up a research fellowship at Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1989, subsequently returning to Oxford where he was appointed professor of Political and Financial History in 2000. Two years later he left for the US where he took up the Herzog Chair in Financial History at the Stern Business School, New York University, before moving to Harvard in 2004. Niall Ferguson is a regular contributor to press, television, and radio on both sides of the Atlantic and a prolific commentator on contemporary politics and economics.

With John Wilson. As part of Radio 4's MINT Season, John reports on the arts and culture of modern Istanbul. Turkey's most famous cultural figure, the Nobel Prize winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, has created a museum full of objects from his latest novel, the Museum of Innocence. He takes John round this museum and discusses the huge changes taking place in Istanbul. Magnificent Century, a television drama about Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, has become Turkey's most successful cultural export, with 200 million viewers in 45 countries. John meets Selin Arat from production company Tims at Topkapi Palace, the epicentre of the Ottoman Empire for over 300 years and the setting for the show. John talks to Azize Tan, Director of the Istanbul International Film Festival, about the films that top the Turkish box office, including a stand-up show by the comedian Cem Yilmaz, and reports on the controversy surrounding Turkey's oldest cinema which was knocked down last year after 3 years of protest. Baba Zula is Istanbul's most popular alternative music act. John meets founder Murat Ertel, who plays an electric version of the traditional Turkish plucked instrument the Saz. Producer: Timothy Prosser.

The busy city of Istanbul is now home to millions of Turks and is emerging as one of the hottest places for visitors. Rick delvs into the backstreets with suggestions for enjoying the city like the locals do -- from corners of the Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace to the romantic traffic-free islands just off the coast. We'll also pay tribute to the late writer Bill Holm, who shared his thoughts about "eccentric islands" with Rick. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.