1. Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya) Mosque


Haiga Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Koinē Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sophia, lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), authoritatively known as the Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-I Kebir Cami-I Şerifi, آياصوفيا كبير جامع شريف), and previously the Church of Hagia Sophia. (Turkish: Ayasofya Kilisesi; Greek: Ναός της Αγίας του Θεού Σοφίας, romanized: Naós tis Ayías tou Theoú Sofías; Latin: Ecclesia Sanctae Sophiae) is a Late Antique spot of love in Istanbul, planned by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.Built in 537 as the man centric house of prayer of the majestic capital of Constantinople, it was the biggest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, besides during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it turned into the city's Latin Catholic basilica. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was changed over into a mosque. In 1935, the common Republic of Turkey laid out it as a gallery. In 2020, it was re-changed over into a mosque during the organization of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Worked by the eastern Roman sovereign Justinian I as the Christian house of prayer of Constantinople for the state church of the Roman Empire somewhere in the range of 532 and 537, the congregation was then the world's biggest inside space and among the first to utilize a completely pendentive vault. It is viewed as the exemplification of Byzantine design and is said to have "changed the historical backdrop of architecture".The present Justinianic building was the third church of a similar name to possess the site, as the earlier one had been obliterated in the Nika riots. As the episcopal see of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, it stayed the world's biggest basilica for almost 1,000 years, until Seville Cathedral was finished in 1520. Starting with resulting Byzantine design, Hagia Sophia turned into the paradigmatic Orthodox church structure, and its compositional style was copied by Ottoman mosques 1,000 years later.It has been portrayed as "standing firm on a remarkable foothold in the Christian world" and as an engineering and social symbol of Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox development. The congregation was committed to the Holy Wisdom, the Logos, the second individual of the Trinity.Its patronal feast falls on 25 December (Christmas), the recognition of the manifestation of the Logos in Christ.Sophia is the Latin literal interpretation of the Greek word for intelligence, and, despite the fact that it is in some cases alluded to as Sancta Sophia, 'Holy person Sophia', it isn't connected with Sophia the Martyr.The focus of the Eastern Orthodox Church for almost 1,000 years, it was in the same place as the suspension of Patriarch Michael me Cerularius authoritatively conveyed by Humbert of Silva Candida, the agent of Pope Leo IX in 1054, a demonstration that is usually viewed as the beginning of the East-West Schism. In 1204, it was changed by the Fourth Crusaders over to a Latin Catholic house of prayer under the Latin Empire, prior to being reestablished toward the Eastern Orthodox Church upon the arrival of the Byzantine Empire in 1261. The doge of Venice who drove the Fourth Crusade and the 1204 Sack of Constantinople, Enrico Dandolo, was covered in the congregation. After the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453,it was changed over to a mosque by Mehmed the Conqueror. The patriarchate moved to the Church of the Holy Apostles, which turned into the city's basilica. Albeit a few pieces of the city had fallen into deterioration, the church had been kept up with reserves put away for this reason, and the Christian house of prayer established a solid connection with the new Ottoman rulers who considered its conversion.The ringers, special stepped area, iconostasis, ambo, and baptistery were taken out and relics annihilated. The mosaics portraying Jesus, his mom Mary, Christian holy people, and holy messengers were ultimately obliterated or put over.Islamic structural elements were added, for example, a minbar (lectern), four minarets, and a mihrab - a specialty demonstrating the heading of petition (qibla). It was the primary mosque of Istanbul from its underlying change until the 1616 development of the close by Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the Blue Mosque). The Byzantine design of the Hagia Sophia filled in as motivation for some, other strict structures remembering the Hagia Sophia for Thessaloniki, Panagia Ekatontapiliani, the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex. The complex stayed a mosque until 1931, when it was shut to people in general for a long time. It was re-opened in 1935 as a historical center under the common Republic of Turkey. As indicated by information delivered by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Hagia Sophia was Turkey's most visited vacation spot in 2015 and 2019. Toward the beginning of July 2020, the Council of State abrogated the Cabinet's 1934 choice to lay out the historical center, denying the landmark's status, and an ensuing pronouncement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan requested the renaming of Hagia Sophia as a mosque.[22][23][24] The 1934 announcement was governed to be unlawful under both Ottoman and Turkish regulation as Hagia Sophia's waqf, enriched by Sultan Mehmed, had assigned the site a mosque; defenders of the choice contended the Hagia Sophia was the individual property of the sultan.[25][26][27] This redesignation is disputable, drawing judgment from the Turkish resistance, UNESCO, the World Council of Churches, the International Association of Byzantine Studies, and numerous worldwide pioneers

2. Cappadocia

Cappadocia (/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/; likewise Capadocia; Turkish: Kapadokya; Greek: Καππαδοκία Kappadokía, from Old Persian: 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 Katpatuka; Hittite: 𒅗𒋫𒁉𒁕 Hatti; Armenian: Կապադովկիա, Գամիրք, romanized: Kapadovkia, Gamirk') is a verifiable locale in Central Anatolia, generally in the Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde regions in Turkey. Since the last part of the 300s BC the name Cappadocia came to be confined to the inland area (once in a while called Great Cappadocia), Upper Cappadocia, which alone will be the focal point of this article. Lower Cappadocia is engaged to somewhere else. As indicated by Herodotus,[1] in the hour of the Ionian Revolt (499 BC), the Cappadocians were accounted for as possessing a locale from Mount Taurus to the area of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was limited in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that different it from Cilicia, toward the east by the upper Euphrates, toward the north by Pontus, and toward the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.

3. Topkapı Palace

This article is about the Turkish royal residence. For the 1964 film, see Topkapi (film). For the area in the west of Fatih locale in Istanbul, see Topkapı, Fatih. Topkapı Palace Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى Topkapı - 01.jpg View of the Topkapı Palace from the Golden Horn Topkapı Palace is situated in Istanbul Fatih Topkapı Palace Location in the Fatih area of Istanbul General data Type Royal home (1478-1853) Accommodation for positioned officials (1853-1924) Museum (1924-present) Architectural style Ottoman, Extravagant Location Istanbul, Turkey Coordinates 41°0′46.8″N 28°59′2.4″E Development began 1465 Client Ottoman kings Owner Turkish state Technical subtleties Structural framework Various low structures encompassing patios, structures and gardens Size 592,600 to 700,000 m2 (6,379,000 to 7,535,000 sq ft) Plan and development Architect Mehmed II, Alaüddin, Davud Ağa, Mimar Sinan, Sarkis Balyan[1] Website https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/topkapi UNESCO World Legacy Site Part of Historic Areas of Istanbul Criteria Cultural: I, ii, iii, iv Reference 356 Inscription 1985 (ninth Session) The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı;[2] Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized: Ṭopḳapu Sarāyı, lit. 'Cannon Gate Palace'),[3] or the Seraglio,[4] is an enormous gallery in the east of the Fatih locale of Istanbul in Turkey. In the fifteenth and sixteenth hundreds of years it filled in as the fundamental home and managerial central command of the Ottoman rulers. Development, requested by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, started in 1459, six years after the triumph of Constantinople. Topkapı was initially called the "New Palace" (Yeni Saray or Saray-ı Cedîd-I Âmire) to recognize it from the Old Palace [tr] (Eski Saray or Sarây-ı Atîk-I Âmire) in Beyazıt Square. It was given the name Topkapı, importance Cannon Gate, in the nineteenth century.[5] The complex extended throughout the long term, with significant redesigns after the 1509 quake and the 1665 fire. The royal residence complex comprises of four primary yards and numerous more modest structures. Female individuals from the Sultan's loved ones lived in the array of mistresses, and driving state authorities, including the Grand Vizier, held gatherings in the Imperial Council building. After the seventeenth century, Topkapı continuously lost its significance. The kings of that period liked to spend additional time in their new royal residences along the Bosphorus. In 1856 Sultan Abdulmejid I chosen to move the court to the recently fabricated Dolmabahçe Palace. Topkapı held a portion of its capacities, including the supreme depository, library and mint. Later the finish of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, an administration order dated April 3, 1924 changed Topkapı into a gallery. Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism now oversees the Topkapı Palace Museum. The royal residence complex has many rooms furthermore, chambers, however just the most significant are available to the general population as of 2020, including the Ottoman Imperial Harem and the depository, called hazine where the Spoonmaker's Diamond and the Topkapi Dagger are in plain view. The gallery assortment additionally incorporates Ottoman dress, weapons, defensive layer, miniatures, strict relics, and enlightened compositions like the Topkapi original copy. Authorities of the service as well as equipped gatekeepers of the Turkish military watchman the complex. The Topkapı Palace shapes a section the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a gathering of locales in Istanbul that UNESCO perceived as a World Heritage Site in 1985

4. Antalya

Antalya (Turkish elocution: [anˈtalja]; Ancient Greek: Ἀττάλεια) is the fifth-most crowded city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. [2] Located on Anatolia's southwest coast lined by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the biggest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Aegean locale with north of 1,000,000 individuals in its metropolitan area.[3][4] The city that is presently Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid tradition of Pergamon, which was before long quelled by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya flourish, including the development of a few new landmarks, like Hadrian's Gate, and the multiplication of adjoining urban areas. The city has changed hands a few times, including to the Seljuk Sultanate in 1207 and a growing Ottoman Empire in 1391.[5] Ottoman rule brought relative harmony and strength for the following 500 years. The city was involved by Italy for a long time in the consequence of World War I, however was recovered by a recently autonomous Turkey in the War of Independence. Antalya is Turkey's greatest global ocean resort, situated on the Turkish Riviera. Huge scope advancement and administrative subsidizing has advanced the travel industry. A record 13.6 million sightseers went through the city in 2019.