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Return to Turkey: Goodbye Istanbul – The Director’s Cut

It's my last day in Istanbul, so I cram as much into my remaining hours as I possibly can. 

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment June 30, 2021December 19, 2021

Return to Turkey: Bursa’s Museums – The Director’s Cut

nterspersed between the tombs and mosques of Bursa are several interesting museums, which I crammed all into a single day. I am told by others that I cover an insane amount of ground...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey 2 Comments June 17, 2021January 11, 2022

Return to Turkey: Bursa’s Mosques and Tombs – The Director’s Cut

The magnificent Ulu Camii was built in 1399, when, to satisfy a promise to construct 20 mosques, Yildirim Bayazid chose instead to build a single mosque with 20 domes and minarets.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment June 12, 2021December 19, 2021

Return to Turkey: Chora Church – The Director’s Cut

The next day, I look for the Chora Church, which Baha had suggested the last time I was here...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment June 8, 2021December 19, 2021

Crossroads Tour: A Palace Museum – The Director’s Cut

I spent my last day at the Ibrahim Pasa Palace, an Ottoman palace that houses the Islamic Art and Ethnology Museum.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 30, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: A Final Day in Istanbul – The Director’s Cut

I fill to the gills every moment of my final hours in Istanbul ...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 30, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: A Jade Sea and a Surrey – The Director’s Cut

I'm off to the Kabatas Ferry, the Sea of Marmara and a day at the Princes Islands.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 26, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Ayasofya – The Director’s Cut

This Ayasofya is among the oldest religious sites in the world, dating to 537 AD. It is also among the most important examples of Byzantine architecture still standing.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 23, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: a Hamami, a Camii, a Lost Taxi – The Director’s Cut

As Chief Architect, Mimar Sinan designed and restored 477 buildings and public works. The Suleyman Camii is regarded as one of his greatest achievements.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 19, 2021May 21, 2021

Crossroads Tour: A Holy Place – The Director’s Cut

A short ferry ride crisscrosses the Bosphorus to a bay near the end, where I get off the ferry and find a city on top of a cemetery...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Turkey Leave a comment May 16, 2021July 23, 2021

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