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  • 7 places to visit around beautiful Pamukkale

    by Everything Turkish
    Named after the cotton-white travertine formation, Pamukkale, is among the most important natural and historical landmarks to visit in Turkey. The...
    Posted in denizli, greek, history, pamukkale, roman, thermal, travel

  • Ladino; the five-hundred-year-old language of Istanbul

    by Everything Turkish
    One of the oldest languages ​​of Istanbul, Ladino has a 550-year history in Istanbul. Ladino is the common name used for Judaeo-Spanish.   La...
    Posted in history, jewish, language, republic

  • Gallipoli and the Ottoman Jews

    by Everything Turkish
    A travelling exhibition entitled ‘The Gallipoli War – The 1st World War and the Ottoman Jews’ will be available to public at Mekor Hayim Synagogue ...
    Posted in anzac, history, ottomans

  • The great Anatolian catastrophe - Meds Yeghern

    by Everything Turkish
    Who knows, all the evil haunting us, the endless mass killings and our inability to recover from afflictions may be due to a century-old curse and ...
    Posted in history

  • Soccer players and athletes who died in Gallipoli

    by Everything Turkish
    The Anzac resilience and the Gallipoli campaign helped shape Australia’s national identity. Gallipoli Campaign however is a very important event in...
    Posted in anzac, canakkale, history, ottomans

  • The origins of the Turkish flag

    by Everything Turkish
    The flag of Turkey is the national flag and the national flag of the Republic of Turkey . It consists of a waning moon and five-pointed star, both ...
    Posted in history

  • Rare Turkish photos from the Gallipoli Campaign

    by Everything Turkish
    Priceless pictures and postcards of Turkish forces at Gallipoli have emerged to set the scenes of Turkish soldiers in action almost a century after...
    Posted in anzac, canakkale, history, ottomans

  • The seven hills of Istanbul

    by Everything Turkish
    There are many stories and theories about who has found Istanbul. However it is known that it was found on 7 hills. These 7 hills have been ...
    Posted in history, istanbul