🏛️ THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting and most influential empires in world history, existing for more than 600 years, from 1299 to 1922. 🔹 Origins: Founded by Osman I in the late 13th century, it began as a small principality in Anatolia and gradually expanded into a powerful empire. 🔹 Greatest Expansion: At its height, the empire controlled vast territories across Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, connecting three continents. 🔹 Capital: After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the city became the political and cultural center of the empire. It is known today as Istanbul. 🔹 Strategic Position: Ottoman territories surrounded major waterways and trade routes, including the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Red Sea, giving the empire enormous geopolitical importance. 🔹 Legacy: The Ottoman Empire left a lasting impact on architecture, culture, cuisine, art, politics and the history of numerous countries across Europe, Asia and Africa. 🌍 From a small Anatolian principality to a vast transcontinental empire, the Ottoman Empire played a major role in shaping the history of three continents. #OttomanEmpire #WorldHistory #HistoryFacts #HistoricalMaps #Geography #Empire #Istanbul #History

🪁🇹🇷🇵🇸 “Don’t Shoot Down Kites, Let the Sky Be Left for Children” 📍 The Ministry of National Education of Türkiye will organize the “Don’t Shoot Down Kites, Let the Sky Be Left for Children” event across all 81 provinces of Türkiye to draw attention to the ban on kites in Gaza and highlight children’s rights. 📆 From September 14 to 18, students, together with their parents, will take their calls for peace, education, and security to the sky through kites they have designed, along with drawings and messages. 📌 The initiative, implemented within the framework of the Turkish Century Education Model, aims to strengthen children’s awareness of compassion and global solidarity.

Bütün dünyada barışın hakim olduğu güzel günlerin umuduyla… 1 Eylül Dünya Barış Günü Kutlu Olsun! Peace in the whole world is dominated hoping for better days ... 1 September World Peace Day Happy!

Sunset over Istanbul, where domes, minarets, and the Bosphorus create one of Turkey’s most iconic city views. 🇹🇷✨ For centuries, this skyline has reflected Istanbul’s unique place between Europe and Asia. 📍 Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 #Istanbul #Turkey #Bosphorus #TurkishArchitecture

And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.

Thousands of pairs of children's shoes were placed on Scheveningen Beach in The Hague on August 1 to commemorate children killed in Israel's attacks on Palestine's Gaza. The installation transformed part of the beach into a memorial, with the shoes symbolising the lives lost and highlighting the humanitarian impact of Israel's genocidal war. Participants gathered throughout the day to pay tribute to the victims and express solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Today marks 31 years since the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 💔 🇧🇦 In July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were killed after Srebrenica, a UN-declared “safe area,” fell to Bosnian Serb forces. 31 years later, the pain is still unfolding. Today, 10 more newly identified victims are being laid to rest, while more than 1,000 victims remain missing. For many families, the genocide never ended. It lives on in the remains still being identified, the graves still being visited, and the denial they are still forced to fight. Today, we honor the victims, the survivors, and the Bosnian Muslim community that continues to carry this pain with dignity. May Allah grant the victims the highest ranks of Jannah and give strength to every family still grieving.

🇹🇷|🇺🇲 Turkish President Erdogan, US President Trump meet on sidelines of NATO summit in Ankara ⤵️ • US will take sanctions off Türkiye, Trump says • 'You are leader respected all over world’, US President Trump tells Erdogan • US President Trump says Türkiye has become militarily 'very strong under President Erdogan's leadership' • Trump says he is 'disappointed with NATO,' notes he might not attend if summit were not held in Türkiye • Trump says he has 'a lot of respect' for Turkish President Erdogan, believes 'it's to the benefit of both countries' 🔴 Follow our live blog for the latest updates: http://v.aa.com.tr/4454/lb

📍Türkiye and Saudi Arabia reach a historic milestone in transportation and logistics relations by signing memorandum of understanding agreements in transport and railway fields This is the route to unfold; once built between 1900 and 1908 to connect Damascus and Medina with additional lines, it now rises again to be reborn in its contemporary form. Here is the modern Hejaz ⤵️

Bismillah For Islamic New Year 1448 AH ✨❤