#CfA Ph.D. Research Grant Announcement 2026/27
📌 #Fellowships for P.h.D candidates not living in #Turkey | research areas like #Musicology, #Turkology, #Ottoman modernities, #Religion, #Narration and more | organised by #OIIstanbul
📅 Apply by January 12, 2026
Tiny details that make a city a home -
#Turkey's ornate #Ottoman-era 'bird palaces' https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251217-turkeys-ornate-ottoman-era-bird-palaces
#nestingsites #birdhouses #birdwatching #Islam #animallovers #stonework #architecture #avianhabitat #hospitality
During the Ottoman Empire era, miniature palaces with elaborate decorations for birds to live in were carved on the outer walls of buildings, and this one, which remains at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace, appears to still be in use as a home for birds
@sciencegirl #globalmuseum #birds #Ottoman #Istanbul
The #Caucasus Campaign of #WWI was brutal as the #WesternFront for the #Ottoman & #Russian forces involved. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1914, Ottoman forces in the #BattleOfSarikamish blundered badly, opening fire on their own troops, killing 2,000. Russian troops were more prepared.
Last-minute January getaways to beat the winter and post-Christmas blues
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/last-minute-january-getaways-beat-36429896
I knew about the Turks and tulips, and I also knew, or at least thought I knew, about the Dutch and "tulip mania".
What I did not know about was the Flemish connection. In addition, I was only vaguely aware of how serious researchers have cut the "tulip mania" legend down to size.
https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/tulips-dutch-turkish-or-flemish
#Tulips #TulipMania #Netherlands #Ottoman #EarlyModern #History
#Jerusalem surrendered to the #British Army on #ThisDayInHistory in 1917. The #BattleOfJerusalem had been brutal, but #Ottoman forces had to retreat. General #EdmundAllenby entered the city victorious on 11 Dec., remarking to an aide that the #Crusades were finally over and won.
🎞️ Beautiful abandoned buildings and ruins of #Lebanon, on #35mmfilm! Spectacular triple (and quintuple) arch windows, I searched them out over the length and breadth of Lebanon. Which one is your favourite?
High-society houses and palaces from the 19th century combine traditional #Ottoman characteristics with more Western influences.
More photos and more about the film I used - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/blog/washi-x-35mm-review-photos/
#Architecture #Heritage #Photography #FilmPhotography #History
In the #RussianRevolution's chaos, the #FirstArmenianRepublic was declared in Russian #Armenia. In Sept 1920, #Ottoman forces invaded, killing ~250,000, under orders to "eliminate Armenia physically and politically" as part of the #ArmenianGenocide. It ended #ThisDayInHistory.
Design Milk : Sandler Introduces a Trio of Seating Options for Hospitality Environments https://design-milk.com/sandler-introduces-a-trio-of-seating-options-for-hospitality-environments/ #contractfurniturecollection #officefurniturecollection #modularseatingcollection #contractfurnishings #commercialseating #contractfurniture #officefurnishings #officefurniture #contractdesign #modularseating #StudioGherardi #hospitality #modularsofa #Commercial #commercial #contract #ottoman #Sandler #seating
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1917, the #ManchesterGuardian published the #SykesPicotAgreement, a top-secret 1916 protocol dividing #Ottoman lands between #France, the #UK, and #Russia. The new #Soviet government had released the Russian documents on the dirty deal three days earlier.
Trees and shrubs. Pomegranate tree in fruit [between 1925 and 1946, from a negative taken approximately 1900 to 1920]
American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department
1 transparency : safety film, with hand-coloring ; 4 x 5 in.
#Jerusalem #PhotoDepartment #American #EricMatson #EdithMatson #TheAmericanColony #Ottoman #Dutch #EricMatsons #color #photography
"The result of fifteen years of research, #Merchants of Knowledge tells the story of the #multilingual and #transregional #Jewish #scholars who acted as a conduit between the powers through their commercial and intellectual connections.
A key thing to remember about these “merchants of knowledge,” said Morrison, is that while they were scholars, they came from families who were also involved in commerce. These commercial links are described in the book as “the scaffolding of #intellectual exchange.”
Furthermore, stressed Morrison, this exchange of #knowledge was expansive and went beyond Copernicus and #astronomy to cover fields such as #philosophy, #Qabbalah, #astrology, #medicine, and other branches of #science. Furthermore, these #merchants of knowledge, who were largely #Romaniot #Jews originating from the #ByzantineEmpire, belonged neither entirely to the eastern #Ottoman culture nor to the western #European tradition."
Design Milk : Susan Clark’s New DWR Furnishings Are All About Soft Power https://design-milk.com/susan-clarks-new-dwr-furnishings-are-all-about-soft-power/ #DesignWithinReach #seatingcollection #HomeFurnishings #homefurnishings #collaborations #Collaboration #diningtables #diningtable #SusanClark #furniture #ottomans #ottoman #seating #radnor #chair #table #Main #sofa #DWR
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1673, in the Second #BattleOfKhotyn, rockets designed by Polish artillery engineer #KazimierzSiemienowicz helped the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth defeat the #Ottoman forces and seize their fortress. The battle was lopsided and few of the Turks escaped.
Our next webinar will be tomorrow on the topic of Preaching, Books, and Community in Ottoman Hungary: Browsing Through the Library Collection of Süleyman Efendi, the Vaiz of the Grand Mosque of Buda (c. 1643-1655), by Prof. Tijana Krstić!
Details available here - this talk will be available in hybrid format so please do join us online if you can't make it in person:
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/preaching-books-and-community-in-ottoman-hungary-browsing-through-the-library-collection-of-sueleyman-efendi-the-vaiz-of-the-grand-mosque-of-buda-c-1643-1655
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1993, #Croat #WarCriminals destroyed the #StariMost bridge in #Bosnia during the civil war there. The #Ottoman bridge was built in 1557, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent, and was a Mostar landmark. It was painstakingly rebuilt and reopened in 2004.
#Meme #Funny #Comedy #Memes #Humor #JFL #Jokes #ViralMemes #MemeLife #DankMemes #Sarcasm #FunnyVideos #DailyMeme #Ottoman
#Event | Academic workshop Beyond Conflict and Coexistence – Majority-Minority Relations in the late Ottoman and post-Ottoman space | January 25-26, 2026 | in Heidelberg | Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/beyond-conflict-and-coexistence-heidelberg/
Deadline for applications: November 10, 2025
