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The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte (Ottoman Turkish: باب عالی, romanized: Bāb-ı Ālī or Babıali; Turkish pronunciation: [baːbɯˈaːliː]), was a synecdoche or metaphor used to refer collectively to the central government of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul.
From left to right: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Seraglio Point consisting of the Topkapı Palace and the Sea Walls, and the Galata Tower at far right, across the Golden Horn There are many landmarks in Istanbul.
Istanbul experienced especially rapid growth during the second half of the 20th century, with its population increasing tenfold between 1950 and 2000. [188] This growth was fueled by internal and international migration. Istanbul's foreign population with a residence permit increased dramatically, from 43,000 in 2007 [189] to 856,377 in 2019 ...
This list of museums and monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, includes the relevant architectural entities within Istanbul's city limits. (in alphabetical order; Turkish-language name in parentheses where appropriate)
Sultan Ibrahim was born in the palace. The Treaty of Aynalıkavak between the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire was signed in the palace on March 10, 1779. Yıldız Palace: The name Yıldız comes from the Turkish word meaning "star". The end of the 18th century. [5] Selim III [n 2] The palace was the residence of Abdul Hamid II from 1889 until ...
The Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861–1876) was impressed by the archaeological museums in Paris (30 June – 10 July 1867), [3] London (12–23 July 1867) [3] and Vienna (28–30 July 1867) [3] which he visited in the summer of 1867, [3] and ordered a similar archaeological museum to be established in Istanbul.
Raffles Istanbul is a 5-star hotel in Istanbul that is managed by Raffles Hotels & Resorts. The hotel opened on September 1, 2014. [ 1 ] Designed by Emre Arolat & Tabanlıoğlu Architecture, [ 2 ] the hotel has a height of 134 metres (440 ft), making it one of Istanbul’s most noticeable buildings.
The Kürkçü Han was part of a religious and charitable complex, a külliye, that was founded by Mahmud Pasha, the grand vizier of Sultan Mehmet II Fatih "the Conqueror". The main part of the complex, the Mahmut Pasha Mosque , was completed in 1464 and is one of the earliest Ottoman architectural complexes in Istanbul.