Man cannot discover new oceans unless he dares to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide
Istanbul, which was besieged by the Ottoman Empire seven times before, was conquered on May 29, 1453 by the Ottoman Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet (II. Mehmet), who was only 21 years old. The Conquest of Istanbul took place as a result of an intense 53-day siege that started on April 6, 1453 and continued until …
Saladin Ayyubi, the founder and first ruler of the Ayyubid State, is an Islamic leader known for his struggle to retake Jerusalem. Saladin Ayyubi, who came from a Muslim family, was born in 1137 in Tikrit. He started a military career at a young age and eventually became the vizier of the Fatimid caliph in …
Antakya’da bulunan Habib-i Neccar Camii, Türkiye’nin en eski camisi olarak kabul ediliyor. Ancak Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremin ardından birçok tarihi yapı gibi tarihi cami de yıkılmış ve büyük hasar görmüştür. Cami, Anadolu’nun ilk camilerindendir. Havadan çekilen görüntüler caminin enkazını gösterirken, aynı bölgede bulunan tarihi Yeni Hamam depremde hasar gördü. 7. yüzyıla tarihlenen caminin avlusunda 19. yüzyılda …