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29/04/2026

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Masallah Aqsa Mosque, Madina, Makkah 😍
18/03/2026

Masallah Aqsa Mosque, Madina, Makkah 😍

Osman gazi and his first succesor his son Orhan Gazi ❤️
11/02/2026

Osman gazi and his first succesor his son Orhan Gazi ❤️

Some of the Turkish flags in the history 🇹🇷
03/02/2026

Some of the Turkish flags in the history 🇹🇷

When the Ottoman Empire was abolished in 1924, more than 150 members of the royal family were given just three days to l...
30/01/2026

When the Ottoman Empire was abolished in 1924, more than 150 members of the royal family were given just three days to leave Turkey. Princes and princesses who had grown up in marble palaces with hundreds of servants were suddenly stripped of wealth, status, and homeland—thrust into foreign cities with no language skills and no practical means to earn a living.

Prince Osman Fuad, once in line for the throne, found himself working in a London department store. Prince Ali Vasib drove a taxi in Cairo. Princess Nilufer took up sewing in Paris. Many sold their jewelry and fine clothes within months just to buy food, while the Ottoman Bank refused to release their family funds, leaving them stranded.

The story of Prince Mehmed Burhaneddin is particularly poignant. He became a librarian in New York City, living quietly among books. When he died in 1949, his funeral was paid for by library patrons who had no idea they had been speaking with a man whose ancestors once ruled three continents. Among his few possessions was a library card—a humble relic of a life once gilded.

It wasn’t until 1974, fifty years after the exile, that the surviving royals were allowed to return to Turkey. By then, most had passed away, never seeing their homeland again. Their tale is one of the most dramatic reversals in history: from absolute power to obscurity within a single generation.

Did you know that in the Ottoman Empire, a person’s profession and social status were often carved directly into their g...
26/01/2026

Did you know that in the Ottoman Empire, a person’s profession and social status were often carved directly into their gravestone?
Ottoman tombstones used symbolic headgear instead of long texts:
• 🎓 Turbans for scholars and judges
• 🪖 Janissary hats for soldiers
• 🧿 Dervish caps for Sufi members
• 🧑‍💼 Fez styles for civil officials
From a single glance, people could tell who the deceased was in life.
A powerful reminder of how identity, honor, and community mattered—even after death

The little boy Ottoman era 1860Credit nadidefotograf
10/01/2026

The little boy Ottoman era 1860

Credit nadidefotograf

508 years ago today, the Ottoman army under the command of Yavuz Sultan Selim entered Jerusalem on December 31st and Gaz...
31/12/2025

508 years ago today, the Ottoman army under the command of Yavuz Sultan Selim entered Jerusalem on December 31st and Gaza on January 2nd, 1517
The Turkish flag was lowered in Jerusalem exactly 400 years later, in 1917. Jerusalem has never known peace since the Ottoman era🥲

Spirit of Ottoman Empire on the rise we shall return in sha Allah ❤️
28/12/2025

Spirit of Ottoman Empire on the rise we shall return in sha Allah ❤️

Original ottoman janissary soldier ❤️
27/12/2025

Original ottoman janissary soldier ❤️

Cennet Mekan Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han )Ebul feth, Sultan-ül Berreyn ve Hakan-ül Bahreyn,Kayser-i Rum 2. Mehmet Han)
25/12/2025

Cennet Mekan Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han )Ebul feth, Sultan-ül Berreyn ve Hakan-ül Bahreyn,Kayser-i Rum 2. Mehmet Han)

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