The Asian lion
The Asian lion, formerly also present on the Mediterranean coasts, was the animal that most of all embodied the ideal of royalty and power, so much so that it was…
The Caspian tiger
The Caspian tiger was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the felines that most influenced the imagination of Asia and the Middle East. Unfortunately, this mammal of immense…
Peoples of Iraq: the Turks of Iraq or Turkmen
The Turks of Iraq or Turkmen, from the origins of their settlement to the Treaty of Sevres which will forever divide their heart into two parts: the Turkish and the…
Peoples of Iraq: the Kurds
The Kurds, in addition to being the second most populous ethnic group in Iraq, are also among those who have most marked its history; So let's discover its history up…
Tyre
Ali Sami Yen, Albania and Galatasaray
The origins of the founder of the most successful club in Turkey. Son of one of the greatest Albanian patriots, Ali Sami Yen was one of the last symbols of…
Istanbul, travel to the “hottest” city in the world
4.10.2018 I'll be honest with all readers right away: I went to Istanbul for tourism, but it was the warmth of the people that made me write this article. The…
“The black book” by Orhan Pamuk
"The black book" starts as a search for the beloved to then turn into a search for oneself and for writing to be. A noir set in an almost dreamlike…
“Güneşi Gördüm” by Mahsun Kırmızıgül
A film that tells of a people and a nation full of contradictions and heavily split between East and West. Güneşi Gördüm by Mahsun Kırmızıgül is an ensemble film that…
The Ottoman Empire, the Netflix series
Probably the most beautiful series ever shot so far on the "Conquest of Constantinople", able to show you one of the most decisive moments in history in detail. Available on…
“The white castle” by Orhan Pamuk
"The white castle" will transport us to Istanbul in the mid-17th century, telling the story of a Turkish master and an Italian servant, so equal as to merge into one…
