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... castle by Mehmed II is the subject of one of Evliya Celebi's lively accounts . He begged leave of the Emperor to build on the spot where the castle now stands a hunting house , and consulted with a monk , who in secret was a Mussulman ...
... castle by Mehmed II is the subject of one of Evliya Celebi's lively accounts . He begged leave of the Emperor to build on the spot where the castle now stands a hunting house , and consulted with a monk , who in secret was a Mussulman ...
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... castle , concealing in the same way the foundations by bushes ; after which he cut the hide by the monk's advice into small strips , by which he marked out the circumference of the castle on the lime rocks . The monk said , ' Gracious ...
... castle , concealing in the same way the foundations by bushes ; after which he cut the hide by the monk's advice into small strips , by which he marked out the circumference of the castle on the lime rocks . The monk said , ' Gracious ...
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A Literary Guide to Turkey Richard Stoneman. In the middle ages two castles were built at the mouth of the Dardanelles to guard the straits , the ' Old Castles ' of Asia and Rumeli ( in contrast to the new castles of the Bosphorus ) on ...
A Literary Guide to Turkey Richard Stoneman. In the middle ages two castles were built at the mouth of the Dardanelles to guard the straits , the ' Old Castles ' of Asia and Rumeli ( in contrast to the new castles of the Bosphorus ) on ...
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