🏛️ There are 96 small basins beneath the minaret balcony of the Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, designed to collect rainwater from above so that birds can drink from them, Istanbul, 1848

✒️ Calligraphic Wall Panel: “Beware, do not break anyone’s heart”

🏛️ There are 96 small basins beneath the minaret balcony of the Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, designed to collect rainwater from above so that birds can drink from them, Istanbul, 1848

✒️ Calligraphic Wall Panel: “Beware, do not break anyone’s heart”

🏛️ An Ottoman Metal Box Adorned with Colorful Gemstones, Late 19th Century

📷 Hâfız Râkım Efendi, Imam and Preacher of Izmir Hisar Mosque, Vocalist, Instrumentalist, and Composer of Classical Turkish Music, 1900s

📜 From Old Books, 19th Century “A heart bound to your pure beauty, and a mirror; A heart forever joyful because of your face, and a mirror.”

📜 An Ottoman Manuscript, 1778 "Diagrams showing 24 different plays in the game of chess."

✏️ Memoir: Here, I will record an example from the telepathic incidents that occurred within myself which first drew my attention: While I was a student at the Law School of Nüvvâb in Istanbul, one afternoon after class I went to my room in Nuruosmaniye... [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

🧵 Ottoman Embroidered Velvet Women’s Jacket, 1900s

📜 An Ottoman Manuscript, 1778 "Diagrams showing 24 different plays in the game of chess."

🏛️ An Ottoman Metal Box Adorned with Colorful Gemstones, Late 19th Century

📷 Hâfız Râkım Efendi, Imam and Preacher of Izmir Hisar Mosque, Vocalist, Instrumentalist, and Composer of Classical Turkish Music, 1900s

✏️ Memoir: Here, I will record an example from the telepathic incidents that occurred within myself which first drew my attention: While I was a student at the Law School of Nüvvâb in Istanbul, one afternoon after class I went to my room in Nuruosmaniye... [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

📜 From Old Books, 19th Century “A heart bound to your pure beauty, and a mirror; A heart forever joyful because of your face, and a mirror.”

🧵 Ottoman Embroidered Velvet Women’s Jacket, 1900s

✒️ Calligraphic Panel: "The merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you" "The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind" "None will enter Paradise except the merciful" (Prophet)

📷 Keepsake Portrait of a Christian Family in Boyacıköy, Istanbul, 1899

📷 The Colt Named Telgraf—Its Sire is Arabian, Its Dam is Hungarian, Istanbul, 1903

✒️ Calligraphic Panel: "The merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you" "The best of people are those that bring most benefit to the rest of mankind" "None will enter Paradise except the merciful" (Prophet)

📷 Portrait of a Woman, 19th Century

🎨 View of Istanbul from Beyazıt Tower, with the Süleymaniye Mosque and the Golden Horn, 1830s

📷 Portrait of Nadir Agha, Senior Official of the Imperial Harem and Private Secretary to the Sultan, 1870s

✏️ Tokat, 1841 "Tokat is a beautiful and picturesque town situated in a rocky and wooded valley. In the middle of the town rises a steep and rugged mass of rock. The houses are mostly two-storied and all tiled; the streets are regular and clean, the market place is open and spacious" W. Francis, 1839

✏️ Tokat, 1841 "Tokat is a beautiful and picturesque town situated in a rocky and wooded valley. In the middle of the town rises a steep and rugged mass of rock. The houses are mostly two-storied and all tiled; the streets are regular and clean, the market place is open and spacious" W. Francis, 1839

🏛️ Marble Inscription of the Gaffarzade Fountain, İzmir, 1805 (Featuring the Names of the Seven Sleepers: Yemliha, Meksellina, Misleena, Mernush, Debernush, Shazenush, Kefeshtatayush, and their dog Kitmir)

🏛️ Marble Inscription of the Gaffarzade Fountain, İzmir, 1805 (Featuring the Names of the Seven Sleepers: Yemliha, Meksellina, Misleena, Mernush, Debernush, Shazenush, Kefeshtatayush, and their dog Kitmir)

🧵 Ottoman Women's Embroideries from Anatolia (Ankara, Ödemiş, Aydın, Akşehir), Peşkir (Towel) and Uçkur (Decorative Belt), Late 19th Century

📷 Portrait of Nadir Agha, Senior Official of the Imperial Harem and Private Secretary to the Sultan, 1870s

✒️ A Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1898 "The surrounding ocean cannot extinguish the fire of love; O heart, our story will yet need much more water."

📷 Hekimbaşı (Chief Physician) Mansion in Ümraniye, Istanbul, 1890s

📷 Portrait of an Ottoman Prince and Two Princesses: From Left to Right; Düriye Sultan, Mehmed Nazım Efendi, Rukiye Sultan, 1914

✒️ A Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1898 "The surrounding ocean cannot extinguish the fire of love; O heart, our story will yet need much more water."

📷 Hekimbaşı (Chief Physician) Mansion in Ümraniye, Istanbul, 1890s

📷 Portrait of an Ottoman Prince and Two Princesses: From Left to Right; Düriye Sultan, Mehmed Nazım Efendi, Rukiye Sultan, 1914

📜 From Old Books, 18th Century "A year of union is but an hour, and an hour of separation is a year."

🏛️ An Ottoman Young Girl’s Gravestone "Ah, because of death! A Fatiḥa for the noble soul of Fatma Safiye Hanım, and for the noble souls of all the faithful.." Birth: 27 August, 1905 Death: 18 December, 1918 (The inscription in the other column was written by herself a few days prior to her death.)

🌹 Rose Detail from a Miniature, 17th Century "May the season of spring, the days of roses, and the era of the radiant How could the world not rejoice when it is both a festival and a blessed day?" ✎ Himmetzâde İsa Efendi (1572-1651)

📜 From Old Books, 18th Century "A year of union is but an hour, and an hour of separation is a year."

✉️ An Ottoman Eid Greeting Card with a Handwritten Note, January 13, 1908 "My Respected Brother.. Because my fault (my neglect in writing to you) and shame have deprived me even of the courage to offer my apology, my error has persisted until now.. [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

📷 The Dome of the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, Commissioned by Pertevniyal Valide Sultan (Mother of Sultan Abdulaziz), Istanbul, 1871

🏛️ Bakibey Mansion in Burdur (Southwestern Anatolia), 17th Century

🌹 Rose Detail from a Miniature, 17th Century "May the season of spring, the days of roses, and the era of the radiant How could the world not rejoice when it is both a festival and a blessed day?" ✎ Himmetzâde İsa Efendi (1572-1651)

✉️ An Ottoman Eid Greeting Card with a Handwritten Note, January 13, 1908 "My Respected Brother.. Because my fault (my neglect in writing to you) and shame have deprived me even of the courage to offer my apology, my error has persisted until now.. [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

🎨 The Imperial Eid Procession from Topkapı Palace to the Sultanahmet Mosque for the Eid Prayer, Istanbul, c. 1720

📷 Portrait of Mehmed Tevfik Bey, the Governor of Jerusalem & Palestine from 1897 to 1901 ✏️ "It was 1881, and winter was approaching. It was during a recess. Students wandered in the garden, eager to find out who the senior students were, and especially to see the top-ranked.." [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

🏛️ Ottoman Gravestones in Aydın (Western Anatolia), 19th Century

📷 Bebek, Istanbul, 1890s

🎨 The Imperial Eid Procession from Topkapı Palace to the Sultanahmet Mosque for the Eid Prayer, Istanbul, c. 1780

💌 Ottoman Eid Postcard (featuring the image of a Jewish woman) "To the dear ladies Fethiye, Fahriye, and Mesmiye, who bring joy to the soul… We are sending you this portrait of a graceful lady to congratulate you on Eid, so that you may remember Salonica, scented like the gardens of Siam… 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁