The myth of King Midas and his golden touch
We are all familiar with the English idiom the Midas touch, a term used to describe one’s ability to make every undertaking a successful one. This idiom originated from the...
We are all familiar with the English idiom the Midas touch, a term used to describe one’s ability to make every undertaking a successful one. This idiom originated from the...
Mehmed the Conqueror, also known as Fatih Sultan Mehmet, was the seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who famously conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in 1453. Then just 21 years of...
Sinan, born around 1490 in Ağırnaz, Turkey, was an Ottoman architect and civil engineer famed for designing and building a number of famous buildings of the classical Ottoman era, particularly...
Cybele, a Phrygian-inspired mother goddess, was the “Great Mother” revered by many ancient civilizations in the Mediterranean region, particularly in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. She had numerous functions in...
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – 1938) was a Turkish politician, writer and soldier who became the founder and first president of Turkey (1923 – 1938) shortly after the demise of...