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The tiles were on a panel by the tomb of Ottoman Sultan Selim II in the garden of the Hagia Sophia.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
More than a million Greeks fled what is now Turkey, and millions of Turks fled the Balkans as the Ottoman empire fell into decay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Most were casualties of the Mesopotamian Campaign during World War One, when British and Commonwealth troops fought the Ottoman empire.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
A Greek flag flew over the former Ottoman palace.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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