The Ancient Gods
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The heyday of gilding in the Ottoman Empire
ISTANBUL - The illustrious years of tezhip (gilding) in the Ottoman Empire lasted from Fatih Sultan Mehmed to Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, approximately 100 years. Then in tandem with the slow decline of the Ottoman Empire, the quality of education and training, standards and materials underwent a similar deterioration
History behind the Christmas tree
ISTANBUL - The Christmas tree morphed into a New Year’s tree in Turkey. In fact an overwhelmingly large proportion of the population are Muslims and don’t celebrate Christmas. So it became a New Year’s tree instead. The New Year is widely accepted and celebrated in Turkey and is an official holiday.
Bomb explosion at mosque in Iran kills several
A bomb explosion in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers in southern Iran killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 on Saturday, according to AP. The blast was an accident and not an attack, Interior Ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported. (UPDATED)
Bomb explosion at mosque in Iran kills several
A bomb explosion in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers in southern Iran killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 on Saturday, according to AP. The blast was an accident and not an attack, Interior Ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported. (UPDATED)