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Beyazıt State Library (Turkish: Beyazıt Devlet Kütüphanesi; formerly known as the Ottoman Public Library) is a book depositary and digital library in Istanbul. [2] One of Turkey's oldest libraries, it is the first national library of Ottoman manuscripts and one of the country's six legal deposit libraries.
In 1574, Murad III became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The empire's chief astronomer, Taqi ad-Din, petitioned the Sultan to finance the building of a great observatory to rival Ulugh Beg's Samarkand observatory. The Sultan approved, and construction was completed in 1577, [1] at nearly the same time as Tycho Brahe's observatory at Uraniborg.
Library of the Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı Kütüphanesi), Sultanahmet; Library of Women's Works (Kadin Eserleri Kütüphanesi), Haliç [4] Nuruosmaniye Library, Eminönü [5] Rami Library (Rami Kütüphanesi), 2023-established library housed in the 18th-century built Rami Barracks. [6] Süleymaniye Library (Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi ...
The Ottoman archives are a collection of historical sources related to the Ottoman Empire and a total of 39 nations whose territories one time or the other were part of this Empire, including 19 nations in the Middle East, 11 in the EU and Balkans, three in the Caucasus, two in Central Asia, Cyprus, as well as the Republic of Turkey.
The following is a list of libraries in Turkey. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism , there are 1,257 libraries as of 30 December 2022 in the country. The total seating capacity is 114,906 in a total indoor usage are of 399,732 m 2 (4,302,680 sq ft). [ 1 ]
Back side of the library. The Köprülü Library was the first example of an independent library structure in Istanbul. [5] It is located in a garden, whose three sides are surrounded by streets and is constructed with alternating stones and bricks. It is covered by a dome placed on an octagonal rim on the outside with a pendentive square plan.
The mosque's design was inspired by Classical Ottoman architecture and the works of Mimar Sinan. [2]Çamlıca Mosque front view Mosque at night. The exterior of the mosque has been described as "a huge box attached to a colonnaded courtyard; on top of the box, domes and half-domes swarm around a squat central dome surmounted by a golden, crescent-shaped finial."
During the Ottoman Empire age, the hill was a popular picnic area. According to the 17th century Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi, the hill and the surrounding area was called İdris Köşkü Mesiresi ("The İdris Mansion resort). In the 19th century, there was a coffeehouse named Rabia Kadın Kahvesi. [1]