“Start of the vineyards” Bağlarbaşı is a suburb due east of Üsküdar that rarely sees a foreign visitor despite having a couple of…
Other names: Arnas, Urdnus Once a Tur Abdin Suryani village focused on the large church of Mor Kyriakos, Bağlarbaşı is now an entirely Muslim…
Almost every visitor to İstanbul gets to hear about the great Ottoman architect Sinan. Far fewer hear about the extraordinary Balyans, even though…