Letter from the Governor
Transforming Cities with Visionary Leadership
Farewell to Mardin’s Reformer
When M. Temel Kogaklar, the recent Governor of Mugla, concluded his term in Mardin, where he had...
Shining the Gems
Shining the Gems, One by One…
Mugla Houses are renowned for their courtyard entrances, known as the “Lamb Door,” adorned with lacelike canopies and wooden...
Assos and Troy
Just beyond the “Museum of Olive Oil” at Kazdagı, several historical sites beckon for exploration. One of the most significant among them is Assos,...
The Nestorians imagined Christ’s divinity
Each of the three positions was distinct. The Nestorians imagined Christ’s divinity as a kind of benign possession, a god’s mind in a mortal’s...
Athanasius of Alexandria
Theodosius’s intervention in support of the long guerrilla war that Athanasius of Alexandria fought on behalf of Jesus the god ensured that the hard...
Alexandria Antioch and Constantinople
In a few cities, the more authoritarian and centralized future began to be enacted. The great cities of the east—Alexandria, Antioch, and Constantinople, and...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 27
Now when Borilus learnt of the entry of the Comneni and of the army’s dispersal throughout the city, occupied with plundering and wholly intent...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 26
So they hastened to the house of Iberitzes where Nicephorus Palaeologus overtook them and said, ” The Emperor sends you this message: ‘ I...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 25
Next he sailed away from there with the fleet and reached the Acropolis where he led fresh shouts of acclamation. There he commanded the...
The Revolt of the Comneni part 24
Recognizing the latter from afar as one of his former acquaintances, he sailed alongside the vessel, hailed him and asked the usual questions, “Whence...
