Nigar Kalfa portrayed by the actress Filiz Ahmet is one of the most prominent and spoken characters of the Magnificent Century. She leaves her mark on the Magnificent Century with her deep love towards Pargali Ibrahim Pasha (Okan Yalabık). Nigar Kalfa is one of the servants working in the harem.…
Istanbulkart, also known as Istanbul travel pass, is a contactless electronic card that is used in public transportation in Istanbul. It is well worth it, if you want to travel within Istanbul a lot. Istanbul travel card, Istanbulkart, will reduce your transportation costs immensely. As of 2018, Istanbulkart is 6…
Transferring from Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport to city center or other prominent locations (Taksim, Kadikoy, Sultanahmet) includes several ways. You will learn how to transfer from Istanbul Airport (Ataturk Airport) to city center, Sultanahmet, Sabiha Gokcen Airport and many more in this article. There are two airports in…
Muhteşem Yüzyıl (English: Magnificent Century, Urdu: Mera Sultan) is a Turkish historical TV drama written by Meral Okay and Yilmaz Sahin. Magnificent Century tells the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, also known as Kanuni (the Lawmaker), and a Ukranian slave girl’s (Roxelana) rising to the power and becoming “Hurrem Sultan”.…
Turkey has mostly a positive image in regards of tourism. It is a great touristic destination with its beaches, hospitality of people, high-quality services with less money, history, culture, climate and great variety of food. Besides that if we come to our question of whether Turkey is safe to travel,…
A man covered in blood fighting against the coup attempt Initial Moments of Coup Attempt A group calling themselves “Yurtta Sulh Komitesi” (Peace at Home Council) in Turkish Armed Forces (coup plotters later to be discovered) declared a coup d’etat and stated that they have taken control of the country.…