📜 From Old #Books, 18th Century “Let whoever folds the page of this book as a sign know that it is as though he has thrust a dagger into my bosom and shed my blood.”

✏️ A Woman of Nazareth, #Palestine, Late 19th Century

✏️ A Stone #Mansion in Diyarbakır, 1850s (Southeastern Anatolia)

🖍️ The Nakkaşbaşı (the chief court artist and head of the imperial #painting and decorative arts workshops), to whom the palace-affiliated illuminators, painters, miniaturists, gilders, and decorative artisans were subordinate, c. 1820

🗺️ A Map Showing the #Catholic Population and Catholic #Churches within the Ottoman Empire, 1893

📷 Studio Photo of a Man, Istanbul, 1890s

✏️ A Child Offering Water from a #Fountain to His Father, 1859

🧵 An Embroidered Textile Wall Panel with Floral Motifs, 1913 "Bind your heart to God; seek no aid from any other. The heart that grieves today, He shall surely gladden tomorrow."

📷 Ottoman Governorate Building in Jaffa, #Palestine, 1897

📷 Studio Photo of a Man, Istanbul, 1890s

✏️ A Child Offering Water from a #Fountain to His Father, 1859

🧵 An Embroidered Textile Wall Panel with Floral Motifs, 1913 "Bind your heart to God; seek no aid from any other. The heart that grieves today, He shall surely gladden tomorrow."

📷 Ottoman Governorate Building in Jaffa, #Palestine, 1897

📷 A Studio Photo, 1910s "To my venerable Captain Mazhar Bey, Even though those days were filled with very bitter anguish, in order always to commemorate the days which have now left very sweet memories in minds, I present this photograph. Second Lieutenant Said Turgud"

📷 Tosya, Kastamonu, 1910s (Northern Anatolia)

🗺️ An Ottoman Map of #Rome (Italy) with a Drawing of the City of Rome, 1691

📷 Souvenir Photograph of a Boy in Albanian Clothes Named Kâmi Efendi and Three Little Girls Named Şehnaz Hanım, Sabiha Hanım, and Behice Hanım, Istanbul, c. 1900.

📷 An Ottoman Girls' Teacher Training Boarding School in Çapa, Istanbul, c. 1910 #educationhistory

📜 An Ottoman #Geometry Book, 1898

🧵 Ottoman Linen Towel with Floral #Embroidery, 19th Century

🗺️ An Ottoman Map of #Rome (Italy) with a Drawing of the City of Rome, 1691

📷 Souvenir Photograph of a Boy in Albanian Clothes Named Kâmi Efendi and Three Little Girls Named Şehnaz Hanım, Sabiha Hanım, and Behice Hanım, Istanbul, c. 1900.

📷 An Ottoman Girls' Teacher Training Boarding School in Çapa, Istanbul, c. 1910 #educationhistory

📷 A Studio Photo, 1921 "To my brother Nureddin Bey: As you look upon this photograph of mine, may I be remembered and so that it may serve as an eternal keepsake affirming the sincerity between us, I respectfully present it and offer my affection, sir. Your brother Yusuf, 1st Lt. (Transport Corps)"

🎨 #Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Palestine, 1879

📷 Peasant Women in Bursa, 1890s (Western Anatolia)

✒️ An Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, Tughra, 1789 #art

🎨 #Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Palestine, 1879

🗺️ An Ottoman Map of #Africa, 1803 #oldmap #map

📷 Studio Portrait of an Ottoman Officer in an Artillery Uniform, 1890s #militaryhistory

🗺️ An Ottoman Map of #Africa, 1803 #oldmap #map

📷 Sanaa, #Yemen, 1890s

📜 From Old Books, 18th Century “O God! Your forgiveness is greater than my sins, and Your mercy inspires in me more hope than my deeds ever could.”

📷 Keepsake Photo of a Father-Daughter, 1923 "As we had not received a letter from you, we were in the process of preparing to present our photograph as a result of our concern, when your letter conveying the good news of your health made us forget all other worries..." [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

📷 Manisa (Western Anatolia), c. 1900

📷 Studio Portrait of Two #Kurdish Men in Istanbul, 1890

📷 Studio Portrait of Two #Kurdish Men in Istanbul, 1890

🎼 Ottoman Music ♫

📜 From Old Books, 18th Century “One who lives by #knowledge never dies.”

📷 Studio Photograph of a #Greek Woman from Izmir, c. 1900 (Western Anatolia)

🖍️ An Ottoman #Miniature Depicting Prince Mahmud, Son of Sultan Mehmed II, Swimming with His Companions, 15th Century

📷 General View of the Town of Aydın Amid Fig Trees (Western Anatolia), 1886

🏛️ An Ottoman Iznik #Pottery Bowl, c. 1530

📷 Souvenir Photograph of an Ottoman Little Girl, 1900s

✏️ The customary farewell couplet written after the Qadi’s final entry in Candia, #Crete Island: "The gardener of this garden (time) has sent many a simurgh in flight; He has welcomed many an anqa like me into his garden, and then sent them on their way." The words ended in goodness and peace.

📷 Studio Portrait of Three Ottoman #Students in Istanbul, 1893

🎨 Camel Drivers Beside a Rural House, 19th Century "Wherever I glimpse a sign of you, I grow intoxicated; The imprint of the Beloved’s footstep is the path of my hope." ✏️ Mîr Mehmed (1805-1830)

⚓ Illustration of the Ironclad Imperial Frigate Abdülkadir and the Torpedo Boat Şahin-i Derya, 1890s. #navalhistory

🏛️ An Ottoman Iznik #Pottery Bowl, c. 1530