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Republican period

19 May Fest

 19 May is the day Atatürk, the founding father of Turkey, arrived in Samsun and started the Turkish War of Independence in 1919. Since 1933, this historic day is dedicated to the young people and has been celebrated officially nationwide. His speech...

Hagia Sophia, the Mosque

  A rare photo of Ayasofya Mosque depicting the last prayer of muslims held. A gem from the archive of Othmar Pferschy, who  hopped on the  Orient Express to come to Constantinople and witnessed the drastic  transformation of the new Republic and Istanbul...




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