Almost every visitor to İstanbul gets to hear about the great Ottoman architect Sinan. Far fewer hear about the extraordinary Balyans, even though…
The Ottoman golden years are usually seen as stretching from 1453, when Sultan Mehmed II seized Constantinople from the Byzantines, to 1571, when…
“Filled-in garden” North of Kabataş the Bosphorus suburb of Dolmabahçe is best known for the huge and spectacular palace built to house the…