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📜 From Old Books, 18th Century
“O God, I fear You, and I fear those who do not fear You. For the sake of those who fear You, ward off from me the #evil of those who do not fear You.”
“O God, I fear You, and I fear those who do not fear You. For the sake of those who fear You, ward off from me the #evil of those who do not fear You.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
📜 From Old Books, 18th Century
“O God, I fear You, and I fear those who do not fear You. For the sake of those who fear You, ward off from me the #evil of those who do not fear You.”
“O God, I fear You, and I fear those who do not fear You. For the sake of those who fear You, ward off from me the #evil of those who do not fear You.”
📜 Collective Petition of the Wallachian Boyars and the Christian community, expressing their satisfaction with the administration of Governor Mati (Voivode of #Wallachia) and requesting the extension of his term of office, 1634. #17thCentury
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📜 Collective Petition of the Wallachian Boyars and the Christian community, expressing their satisfaction with the administration of Governor Mati (Voivode of #Wallachia) and requesting the extension of his term of office, 1634. #17thCentury
📷 Kurbağalıdere, Istanbul, 1890s
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
📷 Kurbağalıdere, Istanbul, 1890s
🖍️ Costume of the Kapıcıbaşı (Chief of the Palace Gatekeepers) for Rainy Weather, Istanbul, c. 1580
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🖍️ Costume of the Kapıcıbaşı (Chief of the Palace Gatekeepers) for Rainy Weather, Istanbul, c. 1580
📜 A Flower Drawing, 19th Century
"Since she likened the flavour of her lips to ruby,
We crushed the sugarcane’s head to savour that sweetness."
✏️ Nigârî Haydar Çelebi, 16th Century
"Since she likened the flavour of her lips to ruby,
We crushed the sugarcane’s head to savour that sweetness."
✏️ Nigârî Haydar Çelebi, 16th Century
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📜 A Flower Drawing, 19th Century
"Since she likened the flavour of her lips to ruby,
We crushed the sugarcane’s head to savour that sweetness."
✏️ Nigârî Haydar Çelebi, 16th Century
"Since she likened the flavour of her lips to ruby,
We crushed the sugarcane’s head to savour that sweetness."
✏️ Nigârî Haydar Çelebi, 16th Century
This streets nowadays..
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This streets nowadays..
✒️ A Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1855 “Surely good deeds wipe out evil deeds.” (11; 114)
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
✒️ A Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1855 “Surely good deeds wipe out evil deeds.” (11; 114)
📷 Portrait of a Woman, Istanbul, 1870s
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
📷 Portrait of a Woman, Istanbul, 1870s
📷 A Street in Ankara (Central Anatolia), 1920
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
📷 A Street in Ankara (Central Anatolia), 1920
🏛️ An Ottoman Glass Hanging Lamp, 17th Century
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🏛️ An Ottoman Glass Hanging Lamp, 17th Century
📜 From Old Books, 18th Century “He who digs a well for another falls into it himself.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
📜 From Old Books, 18th Century “He who digs a well for another falls into it himself.”
wow almost the same houses.. and today..
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
wow almost the same houses.. and today..
📷 Soğukçeşme Street, Istanbul, 1875
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
📷 Soğukçeşme Street, Istanbul, 1875
📷 A Souvenir Photograph of a Woman with Two Children in a Garden, 1900s
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📷 A Souvenir Photograph of a Woman with Two Children in a Garden, 1900s
🏛️ #Baghdad Mint Ottoman Gold Coin, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, Early 16th Century “The Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries—may God Most High preserve and sustain his sultanate and sovereignty, and spread his kindness and generosity over all mankind.” #goldcoin #coin
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🎨 An Oil Wrestling Match on the Shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, 1809.
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🎨 An Oil Wrestling Match on the Shores of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, 1809.
📷 Photograph from the school records of the first student enrolled in the Mathematics Department of the Higher Cadastre School. Mehmed Efendi, 1911. (Born in Bolu, 1892) #educationhistory
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📷 Photograph from the school records of the first student enrolled in the Mathematics Department of the Higher Cadastre School. Mehmed Efendi, 1911. (Born in Bolu, 1892) #educationhistory
📜 Seal of a #Book Endowment, 1782: “God is sufficient for me. This esteemed book was endowed by Haj Selim Agha for the sake of God, the Bestower of Gifts, on the condition that it shall neither be removed nor pledged. Whoever alters it after hearing this, the sin shall be upon those who alter it.”
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
📜 Seal of a #Book Endowment, 1782: “God is sufficient for me. This esteemed book was endowed by Haj Selim Agha for the sake of God, the Bestower of Gifts, on the condition that it shall neither be removed nor pledged. Whoever alters it after hearing this, the sin shall be upon those who alter it.”
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November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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💌 A #Postcard Sent to Little #Sisters, 1911
"My dear sisters Neyyire and Medhiye. I celebrate the Eid by kissing your beautiful eyes. I have greatly neglected writing to you; and I ask for your forgiveness. You are surely certain that I have never once dismissed you from my thoughts, are you not?"
"My dear sisters Neyyire and Medhiye. I celebrate the Eid by kissing your beautiful eyes. I have greatly neglected writing to you; and I ask for your forgiveness. You are surely certain that I have never once dismissed you from my thoughts, are you not?"
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📷 A Narrow Little Street in Üsküdar, Istanbul, 1890
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
📷 A Narrow Little Street in Üsküdar, Istanbul, 1890