Kidnapping Cases in the Turkish Provinces
In recent years, there have been many kidnappings in the Turkish provinces, but very little has been reported about these incidents. The lack of...
Military Force and Its Impact on Communication
A military force was sent to the area where Miss Stone was captured, and its official purpose was to capture the brigands and rescue...
The Suspected Leader Ivan Zandanski
Many people believe that the real leader of the group that kidnapped Miss Stone was Ivan Zandanski. He was once the keeper of a...
Journeying into Asia
A Scenic Voyage through the Bosporus
Beyond Karibjeh Kalesi, the straits widen significantly towards the Black Sea, extending to Phanaraci, a promontory that hosts Kumeli...
The Tranquil Beauty of Bumeli Kavak and Surroundings
The Tranquil Beauty of Bumeli Kavak and Surroundings
Mezar Burnu (Cemetery Point) stands on the site of the ancient Simas, and was in olden times...
Scenic Delights Beyond Therapia
Exploring Buyukdereh
From Kir etch Burnu (Lime Point), a promontory just beyond Therapia, the first view of the Black Sea is obtained. This place, called...
Ibn Battuta part 85
But no sense of the historian’s high vocation and essential impartiality could damp the racy individualism of Psellus’s approach nor the delicate artistry of...
Ibn Battuta part 84
In his introduction to the Chronographia Psellus explains that he had often been pressed to write a history of his own times and that...
Ibn Battuta part 83
Constantine Ducas when he became Emperor in 1059 had not lost touch with the friend of forty years ago and he eventually showed his...
Ibn Battuta part 82
Chronographia
The two predominating passions of Psellus’s life were to get on in the world and to promote scholarship and learning. This first characteristic is...
