Istanbul

Istanbul is the fifth largest city in the world and is one of the largest agglomerations within the European country. Its size, public demographic, and its development as a city has in result made Istanbul the heart of Turkey. In this paper, discussed will be the actual and relative location of the city. The demographic and economic structure, the economic base, the major industries and their classifications (i.e. primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors), and the major site and situational factors that relate to the city 's development regarding industry and manufacturing. As previously stated, Istanbul takes place as one of the five most populous cities in the world; and land size and economic impact play a key role in its classification.…

The reign of Süleyman is considered the peak of Ottoman art and culture, as well as its military and political power. During this time, hundreds of buildings were created throughout the Ottoman Empire, contributing to the distribution of Ottoman society. Among the most exceptional achievements were the mosques and religious centres built by Sinan, one of the most famous Islamic architects. Even after Süleyman’s death, patrons from the royal family and ruling elite sponsored the development of…

Cemal's Üç İstanbul novel took place during three consecutive periods of the late Ottoman history. In the novel, the absolutist regime of Sultan Abdülhamid (istibdad), the Second Constitutional Era under the control of Committee of Union and Progress and the Occupation of İstanbul during the Armistice period were told. Power, degeneration, political movements, political tricks during these periods were dealt with by Adnan's metamorphosis. Üç İstanbul attempts to analyze the situation of elites,…

the government to continually support their army and the defenses of the kingdom. After stretching the Imperial Army too thinly, enemies began too attack as they saw points of weakness in the Empire’s ability to protect itself. This caused the Empire to revert back to its former unexpanded territories. Among the first territories to be lost were Egypt, North Africa, and the Holy Land (“Fall of the Roman Empire”). Overtime, Islamic caliphates, Persians, the Slavs, and many more nomadic tribes…

The Wren is able to take aim at issues otherwise off limits to journalists because of the realistic fiction genre it operates under. During the time Güntekin was writing, the city of Istanbul was under British control due to the city’s strategic location. This western presence in the near east created social turmoil amongst the natives in the city and although this was just a century ago, there was a very fine line that needed to be walked by those who were critics of it. Istanbul was not a free…

to be placed in a university in Turkey. In Turkey, as with many other countries around the world, having a college degree from an institution in USA gets you ahead of people that had a degree in Turkey. Knowing this I wanted to go to a university in USA. Due to that I did not take the university examination in Turkey too seriously. Still I was able to score higher than most of the people in my school. At first, my father did not want me to go to USA to study, so he asked me to go to a…

Cities are full of human diversity within a certain urban boundary, where people of different economic and social status share an association with each other. Istanbul is currently the biggest city and metropolitan area in Turkey. Throughout history, being located in what we can describe as the centre of the “old world”, Istanbul has been the Capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, and most recently the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul is the only city in the world which is…

their conquests, the conquest of the Constantinople is considered to be an achievement which eluded future Muslim rulers and commanders. Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The great walls of the city had always prevailed many attacks in past. But on May 29, 1453, following a long-lasting bombardment by canons brought the city down. Sultan Mehmet II, was behind these constant attacks. He himself designed the cannons which were used in the battle. This literally brought…

The Hagia Sophia as said in live science was “born out of riots”. The Hagia Sophia was the biggest Orthodox Church built in the East Roman Empire called “Church of Holy Wisdom” modern day Istanbul and was constructed in the same location three times in its life span. The church was a place where the rulers were crowned and throughout the byzantine period it was the “biggest operational cathedral”. A great revolt called the Nika Riot hit Constantinople in 532 A.D. because of…

of the Roman Empire, and also saw the armies of Islam spread into Europe from Asia for the first time” (Grindle, 2017). After the rise of Islam, “the Byzantine Empire lost much of its territory in the Middle East and North Africa” (Carlson, 2013). In addition, the Turks’ Emperor, Sultan Mehmed soon proclaimed Constantinople, his new capital to reflect political changes of the nation, and surely, Islam gained a foothold in Eastern Europe. Indeed, the loss of the Byzantine Empire may well have…