Turkey and Istanbul

  • The 15th-century Health Museum at Edirne

    The 15th-century Health Museum at Edirne

    Edirne, which stands on the Turkish border with Greece and Bulgaria, has seen extraordinary highs and lows during its history. As the Roman Adrianople, it stood close to the site of one of the most disastrous battles in history, when the Roman emperor Valens and most of his army was…

  • Books about Istanbul

    Books about Istanbul

    Some suggestions from Blue Guidesโ€™ historical consultant Charles Freeman I havenโ€™t been to Istanbul for some years, so it is good to be going back at last, to set up a tour I shall be leading in October. Of course, I shall be keen to put the new Blue Guide to…

  • Comments on Blue Guide Istanbul

    Comments on Blue Guide Istanbul

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