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View of Antalya, Asia Minor.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Attaleia / Antalya, Boats and ships, Castle of Antalya (Kaleici), Castles and fortresses, Fishing, Human types, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Walls

Kilitbahir castle (left) and Sultaniye castle (right), on the European and Asian coasts of the Dardanelles.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Kilitbahir Castle / Kilitbahir Kalesi, Ottoman architecture, Sultaniye Castle (Sultaniye Kalesi - Çimenlik Kalesi), Turkey, Views, Windmills

View of the Dardanelles. In the foreground, the now-lost New Fortresses. In the background, Kilitbahir castle and Sultaniye castle, on the European and Asian coasts of the Dardanelles.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Fortresses of the Dardanelles, Kilitbahir Castle / Kilitbahir Kalesi, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sultaniye Castle (Sultaniye Kalesi - Çimenlik Kalesi), Thrace, Turkey, Views

Portrait of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha, prime mover of the Second Siege of Vienna.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Grand Viziers, Horses, Istanbul, Kara Mustafa Paşa, Portraits, Second Siege of Vienna (1683), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Portrait of Sultan Mehmed IV.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Istanbul, Mehmed IV the Hunter, Portraits, Second Siege of Vienna (1683), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

View of Mardin at eastern Turkey.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Camels, Carriages, Castles and fortresses, Equids, Houses, Human types, Mardin, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Turkey, Views, Walls

View of Izmir, with Kadifekale castle on the hilltop.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Houses, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Kadifekale / anc. Pagos, Mosques, Mysia, Ports, Turkey, Views

View of Abydos and Kilitbahir castle on the European coast of the Hellespont.

Tags: Abydos, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Houses, Kilitbahir Castle / Kilitbahir Kalesi, Mosques, Mysia, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Troad, Turkey, Views

Map of Tenedos island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bozcaada / Tenedos, Houses, Maps, Turkey

View of Sultaniye castle on the Asian coast of the Hellespont.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Houses, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sultaniye Castle (Sultaniye Kalesi - Çimenlik Kalesi), Turkey, Views

Vie of Kilitbahir castle on the European coast of the Hellespont.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Houses, Kilitbahir Castle / Kilitbahir Kalesi, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar on the Asian coast of the Bosporus. In the background, on the left, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the mosque of Ahmed I. At the centre, the mosque of Suleiman I. On the right the Tower of Galata.

Map of the Golden Horn, the Bosporus and adjacent area.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bosporus, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

Table showing depth fluctuations of the Bosporus waters according to the seasons, as measured from an observation point at Galata.

Tags: Bosporus, Istanbul, Natural environment, Natural phenomena, Thrace, Turkey

The junction of the Bosporus and the Black Sea.

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Lighthouses, Natural environment, Symplegades / Clashing Rocks / Cyanean Rocks, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The quarter of Büyükdere on the northwestern coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fishing, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Nets, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

Leisure scene at one of the fields where the Sultan used to hunt. In the background, a storyteller entertaining the public.

Tags: Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Leisure spaces, Natural environment, Social sphere and everyday life, Storytellers, Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Valide Dam at Belgrade Forest, on the northwestern coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Belgrade Forest (Belgrad Ormanı), Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Human types, Istanbul, Music, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Valide Dam (Valide Bendi)

View of Tarabya, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Leisure spaces, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Tarabya / Therapeia, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

Landscape at Çubuklu, on the northeastern coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Çubuklu, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Turkey, Views, Yalı

Kiosk by the sea at Sweet Waters of Asia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman kiosks, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Anatolian Castle (Anadolu Hisarı) on the Asian coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Turkey, Views, Women

Muslim cemetery at Eyüp, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Cemetery of Eyüp, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Muslim cemeteries, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

View of the miltary barracks and the park of Pera.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Bovids, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Park of Pera / Beyoğlu, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the shipyard of Kasımpaşa, Istanbul. In the background, the Tower of Galata.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kasımpaşa, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The kiosk of Selim III at Bebek, on the European coast of the Bosporus. The Sultan and his officials used the kiosk to receive representatives of foreign nations.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bebek / anc. Chilai, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Houses, Istanbul, Mosque of Selim III (III. Sultan Selim Camii), Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The palace of Esme Sultan at Eyüp, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Esme Sultan Palace, Eyüp / byz. Kosmidion, Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The quarter of Fenerbahçe south of Kadiköy, on the Asian coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Boats and ships, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Kalamos - Fenerbahçe, Lighthouses, Marmara sea / Propontis, Natural environment, Smoking, Turkey, Views

Çağlayan Palace at Sweet Waters of Europe (Kağıthane). The palace was built on the ruins of Saadabad Palace, which was demolished in 1730, during the revolt of Patrona Halil.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Saadabad Palace (Saadabad Sarayı), Smoking, Sweet waters of Europe / Kağithane, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the Golden Gate at the walls of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Golden Gate / Altınkapı / Yaldızlıkapı, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople, Women

Members of a Jewish family in their home. According to the author, they lived at the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, around which the Jewish quarter was built.

Tags: Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Jewellery, Jews, Palace of the Porphyrogenitus / Tekfur Sarayı, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Women of the imperial Harem.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Harem, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Lower-ranking Ottoman interpreters to diplomatic missions to the Sublime Gate.

Tags: Ambassadors, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hookahs, Human types, Interpreters and translators, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Turks

Ottoman woman in promenade costume.

Tags: Carpets, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Leisure spaces, Modes of transport, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Turks, Women

View of Izmir. In the background, Kadifekale castle.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Gulf of Izmir, Houses, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Kadifekale / anc. Pagos, Ports, Turkey, Views

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