Now a museum but started out as a Christian church later a Muslim mosque. Back again to the Christian church and back again to a Muslim mosque before it was turned into a museum
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more