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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1h

📷 #Gaza, Palestine, 1900

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 4h

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 4h

🎨 Istanbul, 19th Century

"At your door, the lover suffers disgrace, while the rival enjoys honor.
Do not oppress today, my lady; tomorrow is Judgment Day.
I wish to reach the beloved’s union before I die,
So in sorrow’s corner, I keep the fast of separation."

✏️ Cafer Nâmî Efendi, 16th Century

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 9h

✒️ Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1819

"How delightful is the peace of dawn,
For in that hour, the Divine Light is bestowed."

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 6h

📷 The New Villages and Houses Built for #Immigrants in the Ottoman Empire, 1906

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 8h

📷 An Ottoman Military Middle School in Bab al-Bahr, Tripoli, #Libya, 1890s

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 9h

✒️ Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1819

"How delightful is the peace of dawn,
For in that hour, the Divine Light is bestowed."

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 10h

📷 A Camel Caravan on a Street in Bursa, 1904 (Western Türkiye) #History

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 12h

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 14h

📷 View of the City of #Aleppo from the Castle, Syria, 1898

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

🎨 Catholic Women from #Chios Island, 1807

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

🎨 A House on Bosphorus, Istanbul

"Do not think the cry of the frenzied nightingale is for the spring;
It is an apology to the lovers for its impudence in revealing love.."

[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

✏️ Muîn Efendi, 18th Century

Do not think the cry of the frenzied nightingale is for the spring;
It is an apology to the lovers for its impudence in revealing love.

I secretly loved that playful, mocking beauty;
Alas, my love could not be contained within — now it lies bare.

I revealed the wound of my heart, like the tulip with its dark core;
For that rose inclines toward the garden of tulips — those marked by wounds.

I no longer cast a glance of favor upon the rose garden of this fleeting world;
All my longing is for that rose-cheeked beloved alone.

✏️ Manastırlı Muîn Efendi, 18th Century

🎨 Hoca Ali Rıza

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

✒️ Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1800s

“By the sun and its brightness.” (91:1)

The Messenger of God (ﷺ) said: “I am the nearest of all people to #Jesus, son of Mary, in this world and the Hereafter. The prophets are brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one.”

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

🎨 Catholic Women from #Chios Island, 1807

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

🎨 A House on Bosphorus, Istanbul

"Do not think the cry of the frenzied nightingale is for the spring;
It is an apology to the lovers for its impudence in revealing love.."

[𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

✏️ Muîn Efendi, 18th Century

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 1d

✒️ Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, 1800s

“By the sun and its brightness.” (91:1)

The Messenger of God (ﷺ) said: “I am the nearest of all people to #Jesus, son of Mary, in this world and the Hereafter. The prophets are brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one.”