Sultan's Istanbul on 5 Kurush a Day

Name: Sultan's Istanbul on 5 Kurush a Day
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ISBN: 9780500251935

ISBN-10: 0500251932

ISBN-13: 9780500251935

Edition: 2013

Authors: Charles Fitzroy

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This entertaining and informative guide takes you on a journey back to the era of the Grand Tour, when Istanbul was a favourite destination for enterprising travellers. Learn how to gain access to the heavily guarded Topkapi Sarayi and find out the truth behind all those rumours of the charms of the concubines in the sultans harem, and the eunuchs who guard them Discover how to haggle with the expert salesmen in the bustling bazaars, learn what excitements await you in a Turkish bath and attend the strange rituals of the whirling dervishes. Or watch the sultan, dressed in all his finery, taking to the Bosphorus in his splendid barge. Witty and fact-filled, The Sultans Istanbul on Five…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, Limited
Publication date: 2/25/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.20" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English




Introduction



A Description of the City


Galata and Pera


The Seven Hills and the Golden Horn Uskudar


The Bosphorus


Natural Disasters


Fire



The Locals and their Customs


Clothing


The Fascination of Turkish Women


Life Inside Istanbul's Houses Key Ceremonies


The Delights of Turkish Food


Turkish Baths Medicine


Sex and Slavery



Markets, Coffee Houses and Opium Dens


Markets and Bazaars


Trade


Coffee and Wine Houses and Opium Dens Guilds


Ottoman Coinage


Prices and Tax



Sultans, Grand Viziers, Ambassadors and Janissaries


The Sultan


The Grand Vizier


The Queen Mother Ambassadors


Janissaries


The Army and Rebellion


Law and Order



Must-See Sights


Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)


The Blue Mosque


The Hippodrome


The Kucuk Ayasofya Mosque


The Land Walls


The Kariye Mosque


The Rustem Pasha Mosque


The Cagaloglu Baths


The Suleymaniye


The Galata Tower



Topkapi Sarayi


The First Court


The Second Court


The Third Court


The Harem Exotic Tastes in the Harem


The Sultan's Offspring


Not as Other Men



Muslims, Christians and Jews


The Sultan at Prayer


Mosques


Muftis and Imams


Pious Foundations Colleges and Libraries


Death and Funerals


Eyup and Places of Pilgrimage Ramadan and Other Religious Feasts


Dervishes and Holy Men Relics and Superstitions


Other Religions



Festivals, Fireworks and Trips up the Bosphorus


The Sultan Takes to the Water


Pleasure Spots


Festivals A Prince's Circumcision


Map


Author's Note


Sources of Quotations


Sources of Illustrations


Index