Panathinaeos Paintings III: Boats

My good friend Elaine reminded me that I have no comprehensive collection of my paintings on the web, and so

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Hasan Tahsin Pasha: A hero, a traitor, or just not up to his responsibilities?

Last update on 22nd August 2024  Pasha (Paşa in Turkish) was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military

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Wednesday, 28th April 1909: From Yildiz Palace in Istanbul to Villa Allatini in Thessaloniki

The Ottoman empire officially ended on the 1st November 1922, when the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and Turkey was declared

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Objects that tell a story (2): My maternal grandfather’s 1915 travel document to Russia

Introduction Digging into a box with documents and photos I found in pieces a travel document belonging to my maternal

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