ottoman
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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
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
And so we learn about the various mainstream caliphates over the centuries, the Umayyads and the Abbasids, and ultimately the Ottoman sultan-caliphs based in Istanbul who took on the role of “God’s shadow on earth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
She says it is now clear that the library's archive - seen as an invaluable record of Palestinian history, with many Ottoman records - was totally burned.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
In response, Celia goes to the wall and removes a thin Ottoman dagger with a jade hilt from where it hangs with its partner.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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