Archaeological excavations in the Bozcaada district of Çanakkale, Turkey uncovered a 366-year-old castle bath built by Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, a significant figure of the Ottoman ...

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Designed by the famous Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan (who also designed the Süleymaniye Mosque) and completed in 1563, the structure was dedicated to the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha.

The Caliph’s uncompromising Grand Vizier seeks a new apprentice. We meet: Jamila: a slave from Baghdad Yusuf: a market stallholder Ishmail: a doctor Maryam: a nurse Mahmud: a teacher They all ...