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The Gate of Felicity  
   

The Gate of Felicity

The ornate Gate of Felicity was where the sultan would perform formal audiences. The banner of the Prophet Muhammad would have been displayed on the rock in the foreground.
A Thousand and One Nights in a Day

August 10th 2007
If I close my eyes and allow the wonderful stories from ‘A Thousand Nights and a Night’ to flow into my mind I form a fantastical image of graceful domes and minarets that pierce the sky, of lovely pointed arches and intricate tile work and lush gardens hidden behind towering stone walls. It is a land filled with flying carpets, genies in lamps, beautiful, veiled princesses and unimaginable r ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Turkish Flag 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
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