Category Archives: History

Photographs in Words 29 – The Blue Pomegranate 3/3

Posted on January 21, 2015 by hazinedar

Help me, please help me! When Doctor Ahmet Bey opened his eyes, the huge clock on the opposite wall was showing 23:08. He instantly closed his eyes again. A world of colours and forms appeared in the darkness. This was … Continue reading →

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Photographs in Words 28 – Resurrection

Posted on January 21, 2015 by hazinedar

Handel was dancing to a piece of music which had never been composed nor ever would be. At the other end of the room was the angel of death. He too was dancing. Handel was tiring. The angel of death … Continue reading →

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Photographs in Words 17 – Sheikh Baba

Posted on February 14, 2014 by hazinedar

Sheikh Baba was among those Kurdish Muslim spiritual leaders from the East of Turkey who, in the 1920’s, were forced into exile in the Western provinces of the country. Outside the door of his Edirnekapi home in Istanbul, two policemen … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time in Sarıyer

Posted on June 25, 2013 by hazinedar

Few residents of Sarıyer know the tomb of Sarı Er (Baba). Perhaps none know of Father Sarıyan. From the script in the tomb:* “ This beautiful district of Istanbul was once known as Sarı Er, named after  a soldier who … Continue reading →

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The Last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine Palaeologus, and the Last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed Vahideddin

Posted on December 19, 2011 by hazinedar

The Last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus, and the Last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed VI Vahideddin

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