Essays Tagged: "Istanbul"

Suleiman I "The Magnificent" the Ottoman ruler.

d "The Conqueror" they reached their goal. Constantinople was conquered in 1453, and it was renamed Istanbul. Istanbul became the capital of the Ottoman Empire. It flourished into one of the wealthies ... I saw the Europeans as the principle threat to his empire and as well as to Islam.He wanted to make Istanbul the center of Islamic civilization. He began a series of building projects to beautify the ...

(6 pages) 76 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

English translation to the 7th song on the mandrin singer Jay Chow's 'Jay' CD.

7) Istanbul (Yi Si Tan Bao)Been to many placesI come to IstanbulIt's just like a fairy taleThere are ca ... meAfter all is said my wish is only this smallEveryday I pray you know my heart beats for youI'm in IstanbulAnd all I want to do is to have a burger with youI want to be able to see you smile everyday ...

(1 pages) 30 0 1.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Abtreibung (aborticide).

(5 pages) 18 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Slaves in the Ottoman Empire.

society and slavery was very popular among the Ottomans. As much as one-fifth of the population in Istanbul were slaves, but there were not as many in the more remote areas. The sultan owned all prop ...

(4 pages) 46 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

A paper about a mystery on the Orient Express train. Titled "The Great Train Mystery"

n what happened on the night of December 16, 1954 on the Orient Express, on its weekly journey from Istanbul to Calais.I. IstanbulI had traveled to Istanbul to get away from my normal life. Living on ... ll European life, and I wanted to visit Turkey from a different perspective. I decided to travel to Istanbul, and stay with my friend Monsieur Chanteau at the Luxembourg Hotel in Istanbul. There I wou ...

(13 pages) 54 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Hagia Sophia, a description about history and architecture, as well as an architectural analysis of the interior/exterior. Bibliography included (Tyrabian format footnotes)

ral description will accompany this paper.Hagia Sophia is located in Constantinople, or, modern day Istanbul, but it was always as beautiful as we can see today in the 21st century. The first "Great C ... ure. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1978MATHEWS, Thomas F. The Byzantine Churches of Istanbul. Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 1976STIERLIN, Henri. Turkey: From the Selcuks t ...

(2 pages) 71 0 1.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey

Hagia Sophia(The Holy Wisdom of Christ)Istanbul, Turkey, 532-537The church of Hagia Sophia, originally known as the Great Church because of ...

(7 pages) 76 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Is military force becoming less useful as an instrument of policy?

ntinued to seemingly strike at will, most notably at the British Consulate and HSBC headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.International terrorism has seen rise to a greater emphasis based upon military for ...

(5 pages) 66 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Queen Elizabeth I Esssay

the six major cities during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, specifically in the example of Istanbul. When the Ottomans invaded Constantinople in 1453, they had the leadership of Sultan Mehmet ... greater good'. For Mehmet, instead of a monotonous city that was once the capital of Christianity, Istanbul embraced different religions and cultures from different parts of Europe and around the wor ...

(8 pages) 73 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Reformation.

ision between the east and west churches. The pope and the patriarch of Constantinople (present day Istanbul) excommunicated each other and the ban was not lifted until 1965. The western church became ...

(2 pages) 51 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

How did Ali Safa Bey succeed in this new epoch of Turkey?

degree of education, who studied at both the Imperial School at Adana, and then the Law Faculty in Istanbul. He was a bright man with a bleak future, his father "an old-time Agha had lost his fortune ...

(5 pages) 11 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

General role of Operations at Mercedes-Benz Buses and Coaches Division, the contribution to the overall organizational strategy and the impact of operations upon the competitive performance

orts to Europe as well as to the Middle East. Besides having a two separate facilities for buses in Istanbul it has also a truck plant in Aksaray.2 General role of Operations at MBT and Operations Man ... o finished products or services" [Kra01].The production of the bus begins at the Davutpasa Plant in Istanbul where metal sheets are cut to appropriate sizes. At the beginning, the warehouse receives h ...

(10 pages) 171 1 4.2 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

The impact of modern art and architecture in the late Ottoman period.

o doubt that one of the most important architect of that period was Professor Jachmund who was sent Istanbul bye the German Government. His main duty was to work in the construction of Sirkeci Station ... is a pioneering even descriptive example of new architectural expressionism which had its start in Istanbul since it is a total reflection of that transition period with its approach and details. Fol ...

(7 pages) 47 0 3.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays

BIGGEST THREAT OF ISTANBUL

Istanbul, the area which you can see mixed culture of Turkey, has a big problem about youth people a ... they are getting together on bad areas like pubs. Other problem for them is Cultural background of Istanbul is not distinct. Parents came from different cultures and they are living like being in the ... es and they are living like being in their old cities or villages. So It is not letting to occur a "Istanbul Culture". So youth people and children are saying that they are from their parents' c ...

(1 pages) 1152 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Turkey

Asia with one small part in Europe. The capital of Turkey is Ankara, but the the economic center is Istanbul. The capital was transferred from Istanbul to Ankara in 1923. The population of Turkey is a ... inople. For about 300 years the Ottoman Turks expanded their empire. The center of their empire was Istanbul, formerly called Constantinople. The city was a natural harbor located on the sea of Marmar ...

(2 pages) 30 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

THE MEETING OF THE CONTINENTS

better knowledge of the host countries and cities all around the world, which is more important for Istanbul. The city to be the host of 2008 Olympics is going to be announced in July 2001 after a mee ... mmittee"�, expressed Turkey's infrastructure and bidding ability has been improving rapidly. Istanbul has already started to build Olympic structures and the games will help the development of ...

(2 pages) 1134 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The trip of surprises

f. The trip had begun. That was the first time I was getting on the plane.One hour later we were at Istanbul Yesilkoy Airport. We had our next 6 o'clock in the morning, so we were planning to stay in ... rnational part of the airport, which another surprise was waiting for us.Our tickets were first for Istanbul-Frankfurt plane. Because of there was not any room in that plane and the school was getting ...

(5 pages) 1204 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Architecture and the Islamic Faith

uilt from scratch in fact, several occupied old Christian churches, for example the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, Turkey. If mosques had a religious meaning behind them, replacing a church would be out of ... ke a statement, when one looks at examples like the Great Mosque at Damascus or the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, it seems plausible to question validity of this statement because these buildings create a ...

(7 pages) 35 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Memoir-Dicle Yalcin

(6 pages) 997 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing