Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci proposed a bridge over Istanbuls Golden Horn to the Ottoman Sultan? This publication is a collection of construction project plans during the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
Classical Tazhib from Ottoman to Contemporary Times
Islamic Art of Illumination presents an amazing mixture of classical Turkish illumination patterns and their contemporary interpretations. It illustrates how illumination, also known as the art of tezhip, was applied to various articles during the Ottoman period, including pictures, royal edicts and insignia, tiles, chests, gun holsters, shields, ......
Oen faces many trials and temptations on his long journey. He is a young man who seemingly has it all: adventurous friends, money, and status. And yet, there's an emptiness in Oen's heart. It's something he can't name or place, but it eats away at him until, in one horrific act of violence, everything changes. Ayzer is a young man who seemingly ......
Journeying Through a Land of History & Hospitality
With a history spanning millenniafrom the earliest glimmers of civilization to the modern country of todayTurkey offers travelers an enormous range of experiences. Within its lands, great empires rose and fell. Their ruins litter the landscape with an unparalleled archaeological heritage. From the historic mosques of Istanbul to the ancient cave ......
A Pioneer of Interfaith Dialogue / The Badaliya Prayer Movement (1947-1962)
Framed by an introduction presenting the context and genesis of the prayer movement and completed with a description of the Badaliya today, this book permits the reader to grasp the fruitfulness of the spirit of the Badaliya. No other text has yet permitted us to so deeply penetrate the heart of the spirituality and the struggles of Louis ......
Mahperi, wife and mother of sultans, is at the centre of this saga which unfolds amidst the turbulent backdrop of the 13th century Seljuk Empire of Turkey. Mahperi the Moon Queen shone as brightly as the moon she was named for, surviving with dignity in a competitive court ruled by both love and hate in an era of builders and destroyers. Armed ......
Fethullah Gulen is recognized in the world as a devout Muslim cleric, whose thoughts and life style are deeply rooted in the Islamic faith, but who also believes Islam is not in conflict with the progressive values of the modern world. This book collates Gulen's ahead-of-his-time comments on some of the debated issues as he phrased in interviews ......
Fethullah Gulen, a contemporary scholar of Islam and activist with a large worldwide following, has spent his entire life studying and teaching the Sunnah, the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh. This book explores his holistic approach to the vast knowledge of hadith and how he puts his focus on practical interpretations of the Sunnah. Dr. ......
Going all the way back to earliest Ottoman cookbooks, chef M Omur Akkor has collected a rich sampling of Ottoman meals. These recipes, taken from great chefs of the Ottoman's great palaces and from the ordinary kitchens of Ottoman homes, provide a delicious introduction to the kind of cuisines that united one of the greatest empires in history. ......
