A Special Taste of the Ottoman Cuisine

APRICOT YAHNI

The legendary Ottoman Palace Cuisine has been described as one of the richest cuisines in the world compared to other world cuisines, and has hosted many cultures from Central Asia to the Seljuks. One of the biggest reasons for this special cuisine to have different varieties and flavors is that different cultures live together in the capital city.

COMPOSER OTTOMAN SULTANS

The sultans of the Ottoman Empire, who ruled three continents, received extensive training from their childhood, that is, from their princes to the throne. Many of the princes and sultans who were raised with great care in the fields of military, geography, politics, culture and art were poets, writers and even composers.

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World's Oldest Women's Organization

Baciyan-ı Rum, meaning Anatolian Women's Union, is allegedly the world's first women's organization founded by Fatma Bacı, the wife of Ahi Evran, in order to organize and develop women, whose members are migrant Turkmen women in Anatolia in the 13th century.

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