Describes the geography and history of each region of Turkey and indicates points of interest, including the many archaeological sites and ruins

The companion guide to Turkey

Travel

Freely, John

Asia

Collins

A remarkable tale of empire and exile, restoring to vivid life one of the most extraordinary and colourful figures of medieval history jem sultan, born in 1459, was one of the wonders of his age a turkish prince held captive in europe at a time when the ottoman empire was at its peak, he was renowned throughout the continent as a romantic, mysterious figure today he is almost forgotten in the west, but in turkey he is still a heroic figure, a gallant poet-prince who never grows old, his tomb a place of pilgrimage jem sultan was a son of sultan mehmet ii, known as the conqueror after his capture of constantinople in 1453 when mehmet died in 1481 jem and his brother beyazet fought a year-long war for the succession jem lost, and fled to rhodes he was held for seven years in various castles in france, then imprisoned in the vatican he died in 1495, probably poisoned by the infamous borgia pope, alexander vi his body was finally returned to turkey in 1499 john freely, who has had access to original documents in english, turkish, french and italian, tells the remarkable story of jem sultan from his childhood and youth in the palaces of the ottoman empire through his war with his brother and his long years of exile in europe

JEM SULTAN PB

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Harper-perennial

Describes the geography and history of each region of Turkey and indicates points of interest, including the many archaeological sites and ruins

The Companion Guide to Turkey (Companion Guides)

Prentice Hall Direct

For thousands of years Turkey has been at the crossroads of history. All of the civilizations that have flourished here have left magnificent monuments to their greatness, ranging from the ruins of Homeric Troy to the theatres and temples of the Graeco-Roman world, from the churches of Byzantium to the mosques and palaces of the Ottoman Empire. This is a guide both to the antiquities of Turkey and to the country itself, its people and their way of life. Beginning in Istanbul - formerly Constantinople - it explores the European and Asian provinces of Turkey, along the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, the Dardanelles, the Aegean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, across the downs of Thrace and the mountains of Anatolia.

The companion guide to Turkey (The Companion guides)

This guide to Athens covers the entire city on foot looking at the city of Athena, the south slope of the Acropolis, the Acropolis, from the Acropolis to the Agora, from the Agora through the Kerameikos, around the wall of ancient Athens, Roman Athens and Byzantine Athens.

Strolling through Athens: A Guide to the City

Europe

Penguin??Books

In this guide, John Freely brings Venice to life in a series of walks over mysterious bridges, through labyrinthine streets and into strange, almost inaccessible squares. Along with a topographical account of the lagoon, a summary history, visits to the islands, detailed descriptions of the Piazza San Marco, Basilica and Ducal Palace, he visits around 300 palazzi and all the city's 115 churches and 33 museums, as well as listing a wide range of hotels and restaurants and itineraries of the Vaporetto lines. He takes readers on a church-by-church and palazzo-by-palazzo boat tour of the Grand Canal to show us the buildings once linked with Byron and Browning, Monet and Maugham, Vivaldi and Wagner. And he includes full lists of doges, artists and architects, and opening hours.

Strolling through Venice: Walks Taking in the History, Monuments, and Beauty of Venice

Istanbul's history is a catalogue of change, not least of name, yet it has managed to retain its own unique identity. John Freely captures the flavour of daily life as well as court ceremonial and intrigue. The book also includes a comprehensive gazetteer of all major monuments and museums. An in-depth study of this legendary city through its many different ages from its earliest foundation to the present day - the perfect traveller's companion and guide.

Istanbul: The Imperial City

History

Inside The Seraglio: Private Lives Of The Sultans Of Istanbul

Inside the Seraglio takes us behind the doors of Topkapi Sarayi and the other palaces of the Ottoman sultans who for more than six centuries ruled one of the world's most powerful empires. The heart of the palace was the Harem, the women's quarters, ruled by the Valide, or Queen Mother. Described here and illustrated throughout with images of this sequestered court, is the history and life of this remarkable palace in all its colour and opulence, and the story of its influence on a great empire.

Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of the Sultans in Istanbul

Aladdins Lamp is the fascinating story of how ancient Greek philosophy and science began in the sixth century B.C. and, during the next millennium, spread across the Greco-Roman world, producing the remarkable discoveries and theories of Thales, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, Galen, Ptolemy, and many others. John Freely explains how, as the Dark Ages shrouded Europe, scholars in medieval Baghdad translated the works of these Greek thinkers into Arabic, spreading their ideas throughout the Islamic world from Central Asia to Spain, with many Muslim scientists, most notably Avicenna, Alhazen, and Averroës, adding their own interpretations to the philosophy and science they had inherited. Freely goes on to show how, beginning in the twelfth century, these texts by Islamic scholars were then translated from Arabic into Latin, sparking the emergence of modern science at the dawn of the Renaissance, which climaxed in the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century.

Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World

Vintage Books

Aladdin’s Lamp is the fascinating story of how ancient Greek philosophy and science began in the sixth century B.C. and, during the next millennium, spread across the Greco-Roman world, producing the remarkable discoveries and theories of Thales, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, Galen, Ptolemy, and many others. John Freely explains how, as the Dark Ages shrouded Europe, scholars in medieval Baghdad translated the works of these Greek thinkers into Arabic, spreading their ideas throughout the Islamic world from Central Asia to Spain, with many Muslim scientists, most notably Avicenna, Alhazen, and Averroës, adding their own interpretations to the philosophy and science they had inherited. Freely goes on to show how, beginning in the twelfth century, these texts by Islamic scholars were then translated from Arabic into Latin, sparking the emergence of modern science at the dawn of the Renaissance, which climaxed in the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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The companion guide to Turkey

JEM SULTAN PB

The Companion Guide to Turkey (Companion Guides)

The companion guide to Turkey (The Companion guides)

Strolling through Athens: A Guide to the City

Strolling through Venice: Walks Taking in the History, Monuments, and Beauty of Venice

Istanbul: The Imperial City

Inside the Seraglio: Private Lives of the Sultans in Istanbul

Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World

Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World