While the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque often get top billing in the tourism circuit, the Maiden's Tower, or “Kız Kulesi” in Turkish, is a popular spot that has a much deeper history than is widely known. The use of the site of the current tower began in roughly the 5th century BCE. Its history spans both empire and republic, and the tower – on a small islet in the...
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Articles & Analysis | Turkey's history encapsulated in Istanbul's Maiden's Tower from The Report: Turkey 2015
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29 May 2015
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