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Habibullah'sEncyclopedia
of the Ottoman EmpireAND HER TIMES
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 Sultans
and Concubines and Eunuchs, oh my...!
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| Üçüncü KapI(sI)
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Third Gate. Gateway into the Fourth Court of Topkapı Palace -- on its southeast corner, near the Kiosk of Abdülmecid, opposite the Goth's Column. It leads to the Chamber of the Chief physician.
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The 'Third Gate' was probably built in middle of the 19th Century by French architects.
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| Üsküdar
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Also known as, Scutari (by 'Europeans'). A favorite place for sultans to get away from the rigors of Topakpı Palace life.
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This section of İstanbul is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Üsküdar in Turkish Idioms starting with Letter A and Letter Ü.
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