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Edirne
Once known as Adrianople and Hadrianopolis, and today as Edirne, this border town of the European part of Turkey is an astonishingly inconspicuous place. If the visitors come to see it, it is mainly for one of two reasons. The huge draw for the people who love historical architecture is the magnificent Selimiye Mosque Complex, built by the most famous Ottoman architect, Sinan, and proudly listed by the UNESCO as the world heritage site. The unusual location of Edirne, at the confluence of three rivers, has always been a mixture of blessings and disastrous floods, and was even recorded in the Greek mythology, in the story of matricidal Orestes. The traces of the indigenous inhabitants of the ...
Bizantyjskie tajemnice Stambułu
Bizantyjskie tajemnice Stambułu to książka opowiadająca o tuzinie mniej znanych historycznych obiektów zachowanych w Stambule z czasów, gdy miasto to, jako Konstantynopol, było stolicą cesarstwa wschodniorzymskiego. Moim zamiarem nie było opisywanie najsłynniejszych z tych budowli, takich jak wielka Bazylika Hagia Sophia czy Cysterna Bazyliki. Obiekty te są głównymi atrakcjami turystycznymi miasta i jako takie są codziennie odwiedzane przez tysiące turystów. Co więcej, być może opublikowano już zbyt wiele książek na ich temat. Celem tej książki jest zabranie czytelników w podróż w nieznane i odnalezienie zapomnianych skarbów Bizancjum, ukrytych wśród wąskich uliczek miasta. Choć można niniejszą książeczkę traktować jako podręczny przewodnik po opisywanych miejscach, mam nadzieję, że przyniesie Wam ona coś więcej niż suche fakty, jako opowieść o ludziach, którzy niegdyś mieszkali w Konstantynopolu i przyozdobili go pięknymi monumentami.
From Antalya to Alanya. Highlights of the Turkish Riviera
From Antalya to Alanya. Highlights of the Turkish Riviera is a guidebook which has been written for the travellers who intend to spend active holidays on the Turkish Riviera. If you want not only to relax and sunbathe, but also to visit some fascinating prehistoric sites, historical cities, and archaeological excavations, this is the book for you. This guidebook will help history lovers to plan the entire journey along the stretch of the Mediterranean Sea coast from Antalya to Alanya and to select the places worth seeing, including rarely visited ruins of ancient cities.The book is divided into ten main chapters organized geographically - from Antalya region in the west, through Side and Ala...
Highlights of Ephesus
Situated in the Aegean region of Turkey, Ephesus is probably one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean. In ancient times, both in the Greek and in the Roman periods, it was a bustling trading city and a centre of worship of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt and the wilderness, but also childbirth and chastity. Later, it became a thriving Christian city with the first of the churches dedicated to Mary, the mother of Christ. To imagine what life was like in the ancient city of the Roman Empire, walk the streets of Ephesus, visit public toilets and residential houses, and then sit back in the great theatre or have a look at the splendid library. Ephesus offers all these things, and many more, to curious travellers who want to be sure that they can make the most of their visit there. This book offers a guided tour of the most important sights in Ephesus, the absolutely must-see ones. It was created with the thought of the visitors who have limited time on their hands and want to be sure that they will not miss any highlights of the famous ancient city. There are 18 chapters devoted to particular locations within Ephesus, and they are organised geographically.
Śladami Polaków w Turcji
Rok 2014 zapisał się w historii polskiej dyplomacji jako rok obchodów sześćsetlecia nawiązania stosunków dyplomatycznych z Turcją. Z okazji tej ukazało się wiele wydawnictw książkowych, zorganizowano okolicznościowe konferencje i wystawy. Redakcja portalu Turcja w Sandałach również postanowiła upamiętnić tę niezwykłą rocznicę, przygotowując dla naszych Czytelników cykl artykułów poświęconych obecności Polaków w Turcji na przestrzeni ostatnich 600 lat. Teksty te, opublikowane oryginalnie na naszym portalu, zostały teraz zebrane w niewielki tomik, który oferujemy Wam jako prezent. Wybór przedstawionych w tekstach zagadnień jest całkowicie subiektywny – piszemy o postaciach i wydarzeniach, które z różnych względów nas zaintrygowały lub też całkowicie zaskoczyły. Znajdziecie tu zarówno wyjaśnienie, dlaczego właśnie w 2014 roku obchodzona jest wspomniana rocznica, jak i sylwetki kilku zasłużonych dla Polski i Turcji podróżników, malarzy i literatów.
Late Ottoman Society
When the Ottomans commenced their modernizing reforms in the 1830s, they still ruled over a vast empire. In addition to today's Turkey, including Anatolia and Thrace, their power reached over Mesopotamia, North Africa, the Levant, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. The Sultanate was at the apex of a truly multi-ethnic society. Modernization not only brought market principles to the economy and more complex administrative controls as part of state power, but also new educational institutions as well as new ideologies. Thus new ideologies developed and nationalism emerged, which became a political reality when the Empire reached its end. This book compares the different intellectual atmospheres between the pre-republican and the republican periods and identifies the roots of republican authoritarianism in the intellectual heritage of the earlier period.
The Secrets of Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Lured by the glistening snow-white travertine terraces, thousands of tourists from all corners of the globe come to visit the famous World Heritage Site of Hierapolis-Pamukkale. For many of them, a walk along these terraces and a dip in the widely-advertised Ancient Pool are the highlights of the trip. However, the site has so much more to offer for all of the visitors who want to see and understand it more profoundly. The ruins of the ancient city known as Hierapolis are extensive, and their far-away corners are rarely seen by the tourists who hurry through the main sights. If you want to be sure that you did not overlook anything of interest during the time you spent at Hierapolis-Pamukkal...
Inscribing Sorrow
Fourth-century Attic grave epigrams reflect a transitional phase in the evolution of the genre of epigram. They testify to a shift of interest towards social issues such as the family, the deceased’s age and profession. In a turbulent period of restlessness and uncertainty that followed the devastating Peloponnesian war, the commemoration of the departed in private monuments became an effective mechanism of displaying publicly a new set of social concerns. It is within these contexts that special emphasis has been put on the composition of sepulchral epigrams, their gradual autonomization and sophistication. This book explores this decisive phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many ancient contexts as possible on the one hand, and studying sepulchral epigrams as a poetic art on the other.
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy
Philosophy flourished in the Islamic world for many centuries, and continues to be a significant feature of cultural life today. Now available in paperback, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy covers all the major and many minor philosophers, theologians, and mystics who contributed to its development. With entries on over 300 thinkers and key concepts in Islamic philosophy, this updated landmark work also includes a timeline, glossary and detailed bibliography. It goes beyond philosophy to reference all kinds of theoretical inquiry which were often linked with philosophy, such as the Islamic sciences, grammar, theology, law, and traditions. Every major school of thought, from classical Peripatetic philosophy to Sufi mysticism, is represented, and entries range across time from the early years of the faith to the modern period. Featuring an international group of authors from South East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and North America, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy provides access to the ideas and people comprising almost 1400 years of Islamic philosophical tradition.
Byzantine Secrets of Istanbul
Byzantine Secrets of Istanbul is the book that tells the stories about a dozen of less-known historical structures located in Istanbul from the times when this city, as Constantinople, was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The aim of this book is to take its readers on the journey of discovery and help them find the forgotten treasures of Byzantium, hidden among the narrow streets of the city. The chapters can be read separately, but they are arranged chronologically. The selection of the places was inspired by the wish of diversity, so you can read about churches, columns, cisterns, and palaces. If you happen to have a day or three to spend in the search of the Byzantine secrets of Turkey's largest city, this is just the beginning.
