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GLOSSARY |
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| Abdal (Tr.) | The Holy Idiot | |
| Abdest (Tr.) | Ritual Ablution | |
| Ablution Fountain | Şadırvan; Literally: Free-flowing fountain, Fountain for ritual ablution | |
| Adalar (Tr.) | Princes' Islands | |
| Adrianople | Edirne | |
| Agonothete | Official in charge of the organization of the public games | |
| Agora | Market place, the civic center of an ancient city | |
| Ahmet Paşa Mescidi (Tr.) | Church of St. John in Trullo | |
| Ak Bıyık Meydanı (Tr.) | The Square of the White Moustache | |
| Aksaray (İstanbul) (Tr.) | The Forum Bovis | |
| Alay Köşkü (Tr.) | The Review or Parade Pavillion | |
| Alem (Tr.) | The crescent (sometimes with a star attached) made out of bronze or copper which is placed on the domes and at the peak of the mosques and minarettes | |
| Alibey Suyu (Tr.) | Justinian's Stream; (Tr.: Maglova Kemeri). | |
| All-Holy Mother of God | Theotokos Panaghiotissa; Mouchliotissa; St. Mary of the Mongols. | |
| Ampelodes | The Bay of Jackals; (Tr.: Çakal Limanı) | |
| Analemmata | Retaining Walls | |
| Anastasia | Kösem Sultan (Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan) | |
| Ancyrean Cape | Cape of Good Omen, Cape Psomion, Yum Point | |
| Antherovitos | The Island of Pearl; (Tr.: Sedef Adası) | |
| Apoditerium (Roman) | A reception and dressing room in Roman Baths, and where one recovers and relaxes after the bath | |
| Apostle | (derived from apostellein); apo-, from + stellein, to send = a person sent forth. Any of the 12 disciples sent out by Christ to teach the Gospel: Originally Andrew, Bartholomew, James (the Younger, son of Alphaeus), James (the Elder) and John (sons of Zebedee), Jude (or Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus), Judas Iscariot, Matthew (or Levi), Philip, Simon the Canaatite, Simon (called Peter), and Thomas (or Didymus). Turkish: Resûl | |
| Arab Camii (Tr.) | The former Churces of Saint Paul and Dominic | |
| Arasta (Tr.) | A market area which is either covered or the shops of the same trade built in a row, have awnings in front of them; the arastas are generally located around or near the mosques; Market Street | |
| Arcadia | An ancient pastoral district of the central Pelopennesus | |
| Archangel | (Tr.) Baş Melek | |
| Archaic Period | Approximately 7th and 6th centuries BC. | |
| Architrave | Monolithic large block of stone put on the capitals of the columns; (Tr.: Hatıl, Baştaban) | |
| Arsenal | Depot for weapons, Treasury | |
| Arz Odası (Tr.) | Throne Room | |
| Asclepius | (Gr.) The God of Healing and Medicine | |
| Ashlar | Masonry of rectangular blocks laid in horizontal courses | |
| Aşure (Tr.) | Sweet dish made out of 41 different cereals, sugar, raisins, etc. and celebrated on the 10th of Muharrem | |
| At Meydanı (Tr.) | Hippodrome (İstanbul) | |
| Atik (Tr.) | The Elder | |
| Atrium | Arcaded courtyard | |
| Avlu (Tr.) | Courtyard of a mosque. | |
| Avşar (Tr.) | Myus | |
| Aya Kapı (Tr.) | Holy Gate; Gate of St. Theodosia | |
| Aya Sofya (Tr.) | Saint Sophia; the cathedral in İstanbul | |
| Ayazma (Tr.) | Holy Spring, Holy Well | |
| Azatlı (Tr.) | The Freedman | |
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| Bab-ı Âli (Tr.) | The Sublime Porte | |
| Bab-ı Hümayun (Tr.) | Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace | |
| Bab-üs Saadet (Tr.) | Gate of Felicity of Topkapı Palace | |
| Bab-üs Selam (Tr.) | Gate of Salutation (Middle Gate) of Topkapı Palace | |
| Balat Kapısı (Tr.) | The Gate of the Kynegos (Hunter or Prodromus (St. John the Baptist)) | |
| Balıklı Kilise (Tr.) | Shrine of the Zoodochus Pege; the life-giving spring; the Church with Fish. | |
| Bay of Haghios Sideros | Kabakoz Port; The Harbour of the Wild Wallnuts. | |
| Bay of Poyraz | Dios Sacra; Poyraz Point | |
| Bed of Hercules | Giant's Grave; Yusa Summit | |
| Bedestan, Bedesten (Tr.) | Also located around the mosques but a vaulted and fireproof part of central building in a covered market where antiques, art objects, jewelry, etc. are sold | |
| Belly-stone | a large marble platform especially in the caldarium of the Turkish Baths; (Tr.: Göbek Taşı). | |
| Beşiktaş (Tr.) | Cradle Stone; Diplokionion (Twin Columns) | |
| Bey (Tr.) | Mr., Gentleman, (at some time) Khan, Ruler | |
| Beyoğlu (Tr.) | Pera | |
| Billion | (US and Fr.) 1,000,000,000 (Nine zeros); (UK and D) 1,000,000,000,000 [12 (twelve) zeros] | |
| Birdcage Gate | Gate with Birdcages | |
| Bit Pazarı (Tr.) | Flea Market; second hand market | |
| Bithynian Olympus | Uludağ, Bursa | |
| Blue Mosque | Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I | |
| Bodrum Camii (İstanbul) (Tr.) | The Subterranean Mosque | |
| Boğdan Sarayı (Tr.) | Moldavian Palace | |
| Bosphorus | Ford of the Cow | |
| Boule, Bouleterion | Council | |
| Burgaz Island | Pyrgos (tower) | |
| Burmalı Cami (Tr.) | Spiral Mosque | |
| Burnt Column | The Hooped Column; (Tr.: Çemberlitaş) | |
| Büyük Ada (Tr.) | Prinkipio | |
| Büyük Dere (Tr.) | Large Valley; Kalos Argos (The Beautiful Meadow) | |
| Büyük Liman (Tr.) | Harbour of the Ephesians | |
| Byzantine Period | Between 4 | |
C | ||
| Caique | a rowing boat; (Tr.: Kayık) | |
| Calidarium (Caldarium) | Steam-room; hottest section of a bath | |
| Camekân (Tr.) | The Roman Apoditerium; a reception and dressing room in Turkish Baths, and where one recovers and relaxes after taking a bath. | |
| Camelaucum | A conical, helmet-shaped coronet of gold with pendant pearls. | |
| Cami (Tr.) | Mosque; Basilica-like installation for Islam | |
| Cape of Good Omen | Cape Psomion; The Ancyrean Cape; Yum Burnu or Yum Point | |
| Cape Psomion | Cape of Good Omen; The Ancyrean Cape; Yum Burnu or Yum Point | |
| Cariye (Tr.) | Woman slaves; odalisk (Tr.: Odalık); concubines | |
| Caryatid | A supporting column that has the form of a draped female figure (priestess of the Temple of Diana at Karyai (Southeast Greco)) | |
| Castle of Seven Towers | (Tr.) Yedikule | |
| Cavea | Auditorium of a theatre | |
| Cella | The main chamber of a temple, in which the cult statue stood | |
| Central Line | Spina | |
| Chalcedon | Kadiköy | |
| Chalcoprateia | The Copper Market | |
| Chaldea | (Tr.) Kalde | |
| Chalkitis or Chalki | Saddle-bag Island; Heybeliada | |
| Chartoprateia | The book and paper market of Byzantium (İstanbul) | |
| Cherub (Pl. -im or -s) | One of highest ranking angels (In art, they are depicted as a young boy's head with wings) | |
| Chief Black Eunuch | Lord of the Girls: (Tr.: Kızlar Ağası). | |
| Chios | (Tr.) Sakız Adası | |
| Chlamys | Cloak of white silk | |
| Chrysopolis | Üsküdar (Scutari); the city of gold | |
| Church Mosque | Church of St. Theodore; (Tr.: Kilise Camii) | |
| Church of St. Andrew in Krisei | (Tr.) Koca Mustafa Paşa Camii | |
| Church of St. John in Trullo | (Tr.) Ahmet Paşa Mescidi | |
| Church of St. John the Baptist of Studius | (Tr.) İmrahor Camii | |
| Church of St. Saviour in Chora | (Tr.) Kariye Camii | |
| Church of St. Theodore | Church Mosque; (Tr.: Kilise Camii) | |
| Church of Surp Kevork (St. George) | (Tr.) Sulu Manastırı | |
| Church of the Theotokos Pammakaristos | The Joyous Mother of God | |
| Cibali Kapısı (Tr.) | Porta Puteae | |
| Ciborium | In old large churches fringe or roof of the nich; Holy bread container in the Catholic Churches. | |
| Circumcision Room | (Tr.) Sünnet Odası | |
| Cirro-Cumulus | (Mackerel sky) 27,000 ft. high (white, fleecy) | |
| Cirro-Stratus | 32,000 ft. high (thin, delicate formation of clouds) | |
| Cirrus | 33,000 ft. high clouds (formation of filmy, fleecy, whitish) | |
| City of Gold | Chrysopolis, Scutari; (Tr.: Üsküdar) | |
| Clashing Rocks | The Symplegades; Cyanean (The Blue Rocks); [Tr.: Öreke Taşı (Distaff Rock or Midwife's Stool)] | |
| Classical Period | Approximately the 5th and 4th ceturies BC | |
| Clazomenae | An ancient city in Urla, İzmir | |
| Colonean | Donkey Island; Eşek Adası | |
| Colophon | An ancient city in Değirmendere, İzmir | |
| Column of Marcian | The Maiden's Column; (Tr.: Kız Taşı). | |
| Composite Capital | A late style of column capital combining the Ionic volute with the Corinthian acanthus-leaves | |
| Convent for Dervishes | Dervish Monastery: (Tr.: Tekke) | |
| Copper Market | Chalcoprateia; (Tr.: Bakırcılar Çarşısı) | |
| Coracium (Rooky) | Elephant Point; Fil Burnu | |
| Corbel | A bracket of stone, wood or metal projecting from the side of a wall and serving to support a cornice, the spring of an arch, a ballustrade, etc. | |
| Corbelled Arch | A form of arch in which each course on either side projects beyond the course below, till the two sides meet or nearly meet; the projecting angles of stone are normally cut away. | |
| Corinthian Order | A style used in temples and other buildings: The columns are similar to those of the Ionic order, except that the capitals, instead of the Ionic volute, have a drum adorned with sprays of acanthus-leaves. | |
| Cos | (Tr.) İstanköy Adası | |
| Count Bonneval | Kumbaracı Ahmet Paşa | |
| Courtyard of the Janissaries | (Topkapı Palace) First Courtyard | |
| Cradle Stone | Beşiktaş; Diplokionion (The Twin Columns) | |
| Crimea | (Tr.) Kırım | |
| Crooked Gate | The Gate of Kaligaria; (Tr.: Eğri Kapı) | |
| Cumulus | A thick cloud formation with a horizontal base and rounded masses piled up on each other. | |
| Cuneus | One of the wedge-shaped sections into which a theater is divided by the stairways. | |
| Cupola | A small dome or similar structure on a roof | |
| Cyanean | Clashing Rocks; The Symplegades; Öreke Taşı (Distaff Rock or Midwife's Stool) | |
| Cyclopean | A style of masonry using large blocks of irregular shape laid together without mortar. | |
Ç | ||
| Çanakkale (Tr.) | Dardanelles, Hellespont | |
| Çatladı Kapı (Tr.) | The Cracked Gate | |
| Çemberlitaş (Tr.) | The Hooped Column; The Burnt Column | |
| Çeşme (Tr.) | A wall fountain | |
| Çıfıt Hamamı (Tr.) | The Bath of the Jews | |
| Çinili Köşk (Tr.) | Tiled Pavilion | |
D | ||
| Dardanelles | Hellespont; (Tr.: Çanakkale) | |
| Darphane (Tr.) | Imperial Mint House and Treasury. | |
| Dar-ül Hadis (Tr.) | School of Tradition | |
| Dar-ül Kura (Tr.) | School for the various methods of reading and reciting Quran | |
| Dar-üs Şifa (Tr.) | Hospital | |
| Dar-üs Saadet (Tr.) | House of Felicity | |
| Darphane (Tr.) | Imperial Mint and Treasury | |
| Deed of Foundation | (Tr.) Vakfiye | |
| Defterdar (Tr.) | First Lord of the Treasury | |
| Değirmendere (Tr.) | A town of İzmir where an ancient city of Colophon is located at. | |
| Dervish Monastery | Convent for Dervishes; tekke | |
| Devşirme (Tr.) | The annual levy for Christian youths who were taken into the sultans' service | |
| Diazoma | A passage across the cavea of a theater, dividing it into horizontal sections. | |
| Dicle (Tr.) | River Tigris | |
| Dikilitaş (Tr.) | Obelisk (4 cornered column; pillar) | |
| Dios Sacra | Bay of Poyraz; Point of Poyraz | |
| Diplokionion (The Twin Columns) | Cradle Stone; (Tr.: Beşiktaş). | |
| Divan (Tr.) | The seat of supreme executive and judicial council of the empire; Imperial Council | |
| Divitision | Undergarment | |
| Dolmen (Tr.) | A prehistoric tomb or monument consisting of a large, flat stone laid across upright stones. | |
| Donkey Island | Colonean; (Tr.: Eşek Adası) | |
| Doric Order | A style used very frequently in the temples of Greece, but rarely in Asia Minor. The columns stand directly on the platform without any base, and have normally 20 flattish flutes meeting at a sharp angle. The capitals are of saucer or 'inverted Eton collar' shape. | |
| Dyed-with-Henna | Proti Island; (Tr.: Kınalı Ada) | |
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| Ecclesia | General Assembly | |
| Edirne (Tr.) | Adrinapolis | |
| Edirne Kapısı (Tr.) | Porta Adrianopolleos; Gate of Charisius; Porta Polyandriou; The Gate of the Cemetery. | |
| Efendi (Tr.) | Mr., Gentleman | |
| Eğri Minare (Tr.) | Crooked Minarette | |
| Eğri Kapı (Tr.) | Gate of the Kaligaria; Crooked Gate | |
| Eğrikemer (Tr.) | Bent Aquaduct | |
| Egyptian Market | Spice Bazar | |
| Eirenaion | Çubuklu (Peaceful) | |
| Elder | Atik | |
| Elephant Point | Coracium (Rooky); Fil Burnu | |
| Emperor's Landing Place | Hünkâr İskelesi | |
| Ephebeum | Used as a lecture-room. | |
| Epistle | (derived from epistellein; epi-, upon, to + stellein, to send, summon = to send to; epistole = a letter, message.) 1. In the New Testament, any of the letters written by an Apostle; 2. A selection, usually from these Epistles, read as a part of Mass, Communion, etc. in various churches. (TURKISH: Mektup, name, risale; Yeni Ahitte bir Resulün yazdığı mektup; bazı Hıristiyan ayinlerinde Resullerin mektuplarında okunan parça.) | |
| Erythrae | An ancient city in Ildırı, Çeşme, İzmir | |
| Eski İmaret Camii (Tr.) | Church of St. Savior Pantepoptes (Christ the All-Seeing) | |
| Eşek Adası (Tr.) | Colonean; Donkey Island | |
| Euphrates River | Fırat Nehri | |
| Eunuch | A castrated male person serving in the Harem | |
| Evvel (Tr.) | First, previous | |
| Example Stone | İbret Taşı | |
| Executioner's Fountain | Cellat Çeşmesi | |
| Exonartex | Outer vestibule | |
| Eyvan (Tr.) | Livan; Three-walled vaulted antechamber, open at the front | |
F | ||
| Falcon's Nest | (Tr.) Sokol | |
| Fane of Jove | Fanum Jovis; Temple of Zeus Ourios (Zeus of the Favouring Wind). | |
| Fanum Jovis | Fane of Jove; Temple of Zeus Ourios (Zeus of the Favouring Wind). | |
| Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Tr.) | Sultan Mehmet II (The Conquerer) | |
| Fenari İsa Camii (Tr.) | The Monastery of Constantine Lips. | |
| Fener Kapısı (Tr.) | The ancient Porta Fhanari; the Gate of the Lighthouse. | |
| Ferman (Tr.) | Decree of a Sultan | |
| Fifth Military Gate | The Gate of the Assault; (Tr.: Hücum Kapısı). | |
| Fil Burnu (Tr.) | Eleohant Poinr; Coracium (Rooky). | |
| Firewood Gate | Porta Platea; (Tr.: Odun Kapısı). | |
| First Court (Topkapı Palace) | First Courtyard of the Topkapı Palace, Courtyard of the Janissaries. | |
| Fishy Church (Church with Fish) | The Life-Giving Spring; Shrine of the Zoodochus Pege; (Tr.: Balıklı Kilise). | |
| Fırat Nehri (Tr.) | Euphrates River | |
| Flat Island | The Plate Island; (Tr.: Yassıada). | |
| Flea Market | The second-hand market. | |
| Ford of the Cow | Bosphorus | |
| Forum Bovis | The modern district of İstanbul, Aksaray. | |
| Freedman | the Holy Idiot. | |
| Frieze | Relief | |
| Fruit Room | Special room in Topkapı Palace's Harem Quarter for Sultan Ahmet III with fruit decorations on the walls. (Tr.: Yemiş Odası) | |
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| Galata (Tr.) | The district in İstanbul where Galata Tower and Bridge are located; Karaköy. | |
| Galata Kulesi (Tr.) | Galata Tower; Tower of Christ. | |
| Galata Tower | Tower of Christ; (Tr.: Galata Kulesi). | |
| Galley Port | (Tr.:) Kadırga Limanı | |
| Gallipoli | Gelibolu in the Dardanelles | |
| Gargoyle | A water spout, usually in the form of an elaborately carved animal or fantastic creature, projecting from the gutter of a building. | |
| Garipçe (Tr.) | Gyropolis (Town of Vultures) | |
| Gate of Charisius | Porta Adrianopoleos; Porta Polyandriou; The Gate of the Cemetery; (Tr.: Edirne Kapısı). | |
| Gate of Felicity | (Tr.:) Bab-üs Saadet (Topkapı Palace) | |
| Gate of Pege | (Tr.) Silivri Kapı | |
| Gate of Rhegium | (Tr.:) Mevlevihane Kapısı | |
| Gate of Romanus | (Tr.) Top Kapı (NOT the Topkapı Palace but the name of a district in İstanbul) | |
| Gate of Salutation | Middle Gate (Topkapı Palace); (Tr.: Bab-üs Selâm Kapısı; Orta Kapı). | |
| Gate of St. Theodosia | Holy Gate; (Tr.: Aya Kapı). | |
| Gate of the Assault | The Fifth Military Gate; (Tr.: Hücum Kapısı). | |
| Gate of the Caravelles | Porta Caravion. | |
| Gate of the Cemetery | Porta Adrianopoleos; Posrta Polyandriou; (Tr.: Edirne Kapısı). | |
| Gate of the Cold Fountain | (Tr.:) Soğuk Çeşme Kapısı. | |
| Gate of the Dead | (Tr.) Meyyit Kapısı | |
| Gate of the Engravers | (Tr.:) Hakkaklar Kapısı. | |
| Gate of the Kaligaria | Crooked Gate (Tr.: Eğri Kapı) | |
| Gate of the Lighthouse | The ancient Porta Fhanari; (Tr.: Fener Kapısı). | |
| Gate of the Watchmen of the Girls | (Tr.:) Kız Bekçiler Kapısı | |
| Gate of the Wooden Circus | Porta Xylokerkou | |
| Gazi (Tr.) | Victor; a person who got out of a war alive wounded or not. | |
| Gecekondu (Tr.) | Hovel; Literally, shacks erected in a night. | |
| Gelibolu (Tr.) | Gallipoli | |
| Giant's Grave | Bed of Hercules; (Tr.: Yusa Tepesi). | |
| Golden Fleece | (Tr.:) Altın Posteki | |
| Golden Horn | (Tr.:) Haliç | |
| Golden Milestone | The Milion; Miliarium Aureum. | |
| Gospel | (derived from God, God + Spel, Story or History) 1. The teachings of Jesus and Apostles; 2. The history of the Life and history of Jesus; 3. Any of the first 4 books of the New Testament, ascribed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (Tr.: İncili Şerif; 4 İncilden birisi; iyi haber; müjde.). | |
| Göbek Taşı (Tr.) | Belly-Stone; a large marble platform in the hottest section (Caldarium) of the Turkish Baths. | |
| Göksu (Tr.) | Sky-Stream; one of the SWEET WATERS OF ASIA. | |
| Gözdeler Taşlığı (Tr.) | Terrace of the Favourites | |
| Grandfather Rooster | (Tr.:) Horoz Dede | |
| Great Colonnade | Makros embolos | |
| Gül Camii (Tr.) | St. Theodosia; Mosque of the Roses. | |
| Gümüldür (Tr.) | Lebedus | |
| Güzelce Kemer (Tr.) | Charming Aquaduct | |
| Gyropolis | Town of Vultures (Tr.: Garipçe) | |
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| Hacer-i Esved (Tr.) | The stone which fell from heaven and is built into the Kaaba at Mecca, Saudi Arabia. | |
| Haç Şeklinde (Tr.) | Cruciform | |
| Hadım (Tr.) | Eunuch; (Tr.: Harem Ağası) | |
| Haghia Sophia | St. Sophia; (Tr.: Aya Sofya) | |
| Hakkaklar Kapısı (Tr.) | The Gate of the Engravers | |
| Halberdiers-with-Tresses | (Tr.) Zülüflü Baltacılar | |
| Haliç (Tr.) | The Golden Horn | |
| Hall of the Commissariat | (Tr.) Kiler Koğuşu | |
| Hall of the Emperor | (Tr.) Hünkâr Sofası | |
| Hall of the Privy Chamber | (Tr.) Has Oda Koğuşu; Has Oda | |
| Hamam (Tr.) | Turkish Public Bath | |
| Han (Tr.) | Ruler, King, Kağan, Khan; Inn or hostel for merchants and travelers. | |
| Han for Dates | (Tr.) Hurmalı Han | |
| Han of the Furriers | (Tr.) Kürkçü Hanı | |
| Han of the Honey-Store | (Tr.) Balkapan Hanı | |
| Han of the Sunken Fountain | The Big Stone Han (Tr.: Çukur Çeşme Hanı; Büyük Taş Hanı) | |
| Hanım (Tr.) | Miss, Mrs., Ms., Lady | |
| Hararet (Tr.) | Calidarium; steam-room | |
| Harbour of the Ephesians | (Tr.) Büyük Liman | |
| Harbour of the Wild Wallnuts | The bay of the Haghios Sideros; (Tr.: Kabakoz Limanı) | |
| Harem (Ar. & Tr.) | Specifically the women's quarter of the palace. | |
| Harem Ağası (Tr.) | Eunuch; (Tr.: Hadım) | |
| Harness Treasury | (Tr.) Raht Hazinesi | |
| Has Ahır (Tr.) | Privy Stables | |
| Has Oda (Tr.) | The Hall of the Privy Chamber; (Tr.: Has Oda Koğuşu) | |
| Has Oda Koğuşu (Tr.) | The Hall of the Privy Chamber | |
| Haseki Hürrem (Tr.) | Roxelana | |
| Hayrat Kaydı (Tr.) | The register of pious foundations | |
| Hazine Koğuşu (Tr.) | Treasury Hall | |
| Hazinedarbaşı (Tr.) | Chief Treasurer | |
| Head Stewardess | (Tr.) Kâhya Kadın | |
| Hekimbaşı Odası (Tr.) | Chamber of the Head Physician | |
| Hellenistic Period | The period from the time of Alexander the Great to that of Augustus -- roughly the last three centuries B.C. | |
| Heybeliada (Tr.) | Saddle-Bag Island; Chalkitis or Chalki. | |
| Hippodrome | (Tr.) At Meydanı | |
| Hırka-i Saadet Dairesi (Tr.) | (Topkapı Palace) The Pavilion of the Holy Mantle | |
| Hırka-i Şerif Camii (Tr.) | The Mosque of the Holy Mantle | |
| Holy Gate | Gate of St. Theodosia; (Tr.: Aya Kapı) | |
| Holy Idiot | The Freedman; (Tr.: Azatlı, Abdal) | |
| Holy Spring | Holy Well; (Tr.) Ayazma | |
| Holy Well | Holy Spring; (Tr.) Ayazma | |
| Hooped Column | Burnt Column; (Tr.: Çemberlitaş) | |
| Horoz Dede (Tr.) | Grandfather Rooster | |
| Hospital | (Tr.) Dar-üs Şifa | |
| House of Felicity | (Tr.) Dar-üs Saadet | |
| Hutbe (Tr.) | Sermon | |
| Hücre (Tr.) | Niche | |
| Hücum Kapısı (Tr.) | The Fifth Military Gate, The Gate of the Assault. | |
| Hünkâr İskelesi (Tr.) | The Emperor's Landing Place | |
| Hünkâr Mahfili (Tr.) | Sultan's Loge; raised and screened box or loge for the sultan and his suite. | |
| Hünkâr Sofası (Tr.) | The Hall of the Emperor | |
I | ||
| Ildırı (Tr.) | Erythrae | |
İ | ||
| İbret Taşları (Tr.) | Example Stones | |
| Iconoclast | A breaker or destroyer of images; one who took part in the movement in the 8 | |
| Iconoclastic Period | Lasted from 729 till 843 A.D. | |
| İftar (Tr.) | Evening meal which is taken after sunset in the holy month of Ramadan. | |
| İmam (Tr.) | Prayer leader; successor to the prophet, caliph (according to Shiite doctrine); religious leader; chief of a sect; preacher. | |
| İmansız (Tr.) | Infidel; (Tr.: Kâfir). | |
| İmaret (Tr.) | Public Kitchen | |
| Imperial Gate | Royal Gate of Topkapı Palace; (Tr.: Bab-ı Hümayun). | |
| Imperial Monogram | (Tr.) Tuğra | |
| Impregnable | (Tr.) Zaptedilmez | |
| İmrahor (Tr.) | Master of the horses | |
| İmrahor Camii (Tr.) | Church of St. John the Baptist of Studius | |
| İnciciler Sokağı (Tr.) | The Street of the Pearl Merchants | |
| İncili Köşk (Tr.) | The Pavillion of the Pearl. | |
| Infidel | (Tr.) İmansız, kâfir. | |
| Inner Vestibule | Narthex; (Tr.: İç Dehliz) | |
| Insana Laurus | an insane bay-tree | |
| Insane bay-tree | Insana Laurus | |
| Ionic Order Capital | The style most used in he temples of Asia Minor. The columns stand on moulded bases and are more slender than the Doric; they have normally 24 deep flutes separated by narrow ridges. The capitals are flat; at the front and back (and sometimes on all 4 sides). They end on right and left in volutes (rams' horns), which are the special characteristics of the order. | |
| İrva Deresi (Tr.) | The River Rhebas; (Tr.: Riva Deresi). | |
| İsland of the Pearl | Antherovitos; (Tr.: Sedef Adası). | |
| İstanköy Adası (Tr.) | Island of Cos | |
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| Janisarry | The elite corps of the old Ottoman Army; (Tr.: Yeniçeri) | |
| Joyous Mother of God | Church of the Theotokos Pammakaristos | |
| Judge | (Tr.) Kazasker | |
| Justinian's Stream | (Tr.) 1. Alibey Suyu; 2. Maglova Kemeri | |
| Juxtaposition | (Tr.) Bitişiklik | |
K | ||
| Kabakoz Limanı (Tr.) | The Harbour of the Wallnuts; The Bay of the Haghios Sideros | |
| Kadıköy (Tr.) | Chalcedon (Kalsidon) | |
| Kadırga Limanı (Tr.) | Galley Port | |
| Kâfir (Tr.) | Infidel; (Tr.) İmansız | |
| Kaftan (Tr.) | A long robe reaching to the feet made of silk, satin or velvet brocade in brilliant colours and bold design. often lined or trimmed with fur. | |
| Kağan (Tr.) | Monarch, king, ruler, khan | |
| Kâhin (Tr.) | Oracle | |
| Kâhya Kadın (tr.) | Head Stewardess of the Palace of the Ottomans | |
| Kalde | Chaldea | |
| Kalos Argos | The Beautiful Meadow; Large Valley; (Tr.) Büyük Dere | |
| Kandil (Tr.) | 1) Old-fashioned oil lamp; electric lamp in the shape of an oil lamp used in the mosque. 2) One of the four religious night feasts with illumination of the minarettes. | |
| Kantarcılar Mescidi (Tr.) | The mescid or small mosque of the Scale-Makers | |
| Kanunî Sultan Süleyman (Tr.) | Sultan Süleyman (Solomon) the Magnificient; Sultan Solomon the Law Giver | |
| Kapalı Çarşı (Tr.) | Covered Bazaar | |
| Kapı (OR) Pencere Alnı (Tr.) | Tympanum (Plural: Tympana) | |
| Kapıcı (Tr.) | Corps of Guards | |
| Kara Deniz (Tr.) | Pontus Sea | |
| Karaköy (Tr.) | Galata | |
| Kariye Camii (Tr.) | The Church of St. Savior in Chora | |
| Kariye Mosque (Museum) | Church of St. Saviour in Chora | |
| Kaşık Adası (Tr.) | The Spoon Island | |
| Kathisma | The Royal Enclosure | |
| Kayık (Tr.) | Caique. (Literal Translation: Row-boat, but a word used for large row-boats during the Ottoman Imperial times.) | |
| Kazan (Tr.) | Bronze Cauldrons of prodigious size | |
| Kazancılar Caii (Tr.) | The Mosque of the Cauldron Makers | |
| Kazasker (Tr.) | Judge | |
| Keeper of the Seal | (Tr.) Nişancı | |
| Kervansaray (Tr.) | Caravanserai. A sort of hotel (in today's understanding) built at end locations for the caravans to park, people and animals to rest and merchandize to be stored temporarily (generally 3 days for free) under the protection of the ruling person of the area. These buildings are considered to be first places of insurance system of the world since the merchants were paid for the loss of anything. | |
| Kethüda (Tr.) | Steward | |
| Keys of the Pontus | Kleidai Tou Pontou; Lime Point; (Tr.) Kireçburnu | |
| Kiler Koğuşu (Tr.) | Hall of the Commissariat | |
| Kilise Camii (Tr.) | Church Mosque; Church of St. Theodore | |
| Kireç Burnu (Tr.) | Lime Point; Kleidai tou Pontou (Keys of the Pontus) | |
| Kıble (Tr.) | The direction of Mecca, towards which the faithful must face when he/she performs his/her prayers. | |
| Kılıççılar Sokağı (Tr.) | The Street of the Sword-Makers | |
| Kınalı Ada (Tr.) | Proti; dyed with henna | |
| Kız Bekçiler Kapısı (Tr.) | (Topkapı Palace) The Gate of the Watchmen of the Girls. | |
| Kız Kulesi (Tr.) | Maiden's Tower; Leander's Tower | |
| Kız Taşı (Tr.) | The Maiden's Column; The Column of Marcian | |
| Kızlar Ağası (Tr.) | Chief Black Eunuch; Lord of the Girls. | |
| Kleidai Tou Pontou(Gr.) | Keys of the Pontus; Lime Point; (Tr.) Kireçburnu | |
| Koca Mustafa Paşa Camii (Tr.) | Church of St. Andrew in Krisei | |
| Kouros | ||
| Kösem (Tr.) | Leader of the Flock (Ottoman Palaces) | |
| Kösem Sultan (Tr.) | Anastasia; (Tr.) Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan | |
| Köşk (Tr.) | Pavilion; Kiosk | |
| Kubbe (Tr.) | Cupola, dome | |
| Kum Kapı (Tr.) | The Sand Gate; Porta Kontoscalion | |
| Kumbaracı (Tr.) | The Bombardier | |
| Kumbaracı Ahmet Paşa (Tr.) | Count Bonneval | |
| Kuşhane Kapısı (Tr.) | Birdcage Gate | |
| Kuyucu (Tr.) | The Pit-Digger | |
| Küçük Aya Sofya Camii< (Tr.) | The Mosque of Little Haghia Sophia; Saints Sergius and Bacchus | |
| Küçük Su (Tr.) | Little Stream (One of the Sweet Waters of Asia) | |
| Külliye (Tr.) | Building complex forming a pious foundation and often including mosques, türbe (mauseleum), medrese (educational installations), and other buildings necessary for the public. | |
| Kürkçü Hanı (Tr.) | The Han of the Furriers | |
| Kürsü (Tr.) | dais; preaching chair used on ordinary occasions; the section or desk of a professor in a university. | |
L | ||
| Lâle Devri (Ottoman) (Tr.) | The Age of Tulips in the Ottoman Period (18 | |
| Large Valley | Kalos Agros (The Beautiful Meadow); (Tr.: Büyükdere) | |
| Leander's Tower | Maiden's Tower; (Tr.: Kız Kulesi) | |
| Lebedus | (Tr.) Gümüldür (An ancient cit within the Province of İzmir. | |
| Lidya (Tr.) | Lydia | |
| Life Giving Spring | Shrine of the Zoodochus Pege; The Fishy Church; (Tr.: Balıklı Kilise) | |
| Likya (Tr.) | Lycia | |
| Lime Point | Kleidai Tou Pontou (Keys of the Pontus); (Tr.: Kireçburnu) | |
| List of Buildings | (Tr.) Tezketet-ül Ebniye (Ar. & Tr.) | |
| Little Haghia Sophia Mosque | Saints Sergius and Bacchus; (Tr.) Küçük Aya Sofya Camii | |
| Long Aquaduct | (Tr.) Uzunkemer | |
| Lord of the Girls | Chief Black Eunuch; (Tr.: Kızlar Ağası) | |
| Loros | A long, gold-embroidered scarf set with jewel | |
| Lunette | (Tr.) Duvar veya kubbedeki yarım ay şeklinde aralık, ekseriyetle bir pencere veya resmi ihtiva eden böyle bir şekil. | |
| Lycia | Likya (Today's environment of the Province of Muğla in Turkey) | |
| Lydia | Lidya; Environs of Manisa (Magnesia ad Sypilum) | |
M | ||
| Maglova Kemeri (Tr.) | Justinian's Stream; (Tr.: Alibey Suyu) | |
| Mahfil (Tr.) | Loge; special place rounded by stone or wooden banisters placed on a platform with a stairway leading to it and with decorated ceiling. | |
| Mahpeyker (Tr.) | Visage of the Moon | |
| Mahpeyker Kösem Sultan (Tr.) | Anastasia; (Tr.: Kösem Sultan) | |
| Mahya (Tr.) | Lights strung between minarettes during the Islamic month Ramazan (Ramadan) to form words | |
| Maiden's Column | The Column of Marcian; (Tr. Kız Taşı). | |
| Maiden's Tower | Leander's Tower; (Tr.: Kız Kulesi). | |
| Main Gate | Cümle Kapısı (Tr.) | |
| Makros Embolos | Great Colonnade | |
| Malazgirt (Tr.) | Manzikert | |
| Manisa Havalisi (Tr.) | Lidya, Lydia | |
| Market of the Addicts | (Tr.) Tiryaki Çarşısı | |
| Market Street | (Tr.) Arasta | |
| Marmara Denizi (Tr.) | Sea of Marmara; Propontus | |
| Master of the Horse | İmrahor (Tr.) | |
| Mausoleum | Tomb often in a mosque's garden; (Tr.: Türbe). | |
| Medrese (Tr.) | Muslim theological school; Highschool; College of a university sometimes forming the courtyard of a mosque. | |
| Mekteb (Sıbyan Mektebi) (Tr.) | Primary School | |
| Mescid (Tr.) | A small mosque usually without a minarette; muslim chapel. | |
| Mescid-Zaviye (Tr.) | Room for the dervish ceremonies. | |
| Mese | Middle Way | |
| Messenger | (Tr.) Çavuş | |
| Mevlevihane Gate | The Gate of Rhegium | |
| Meyyit Kapısı (Tr.) | Gate of the Dead | |
| Micahel Cantacuzenus | The son of Satan; (Tr.: Şeytanoğlu). | |
| Midlle Gate | (Topkapı Palace) Gate of Salutation; (Tr.: Orta Kapı, Bab-üs Selam) | |
| Mihrap (Tr.) | A large niche within the mosque which indicates the direction of Mecca, holy city for the Islamic world where the holy stone located in Saudi Arabia, towards which Moslems must face while praying. This is, also, the place where imam (muslim priest) guides the assembly during prayers. | |
| Miliarium Aureum | The Golden Milestone; the Milion. | |
| Milion | The Golden Milestone; Miliarium Aureum. | |
| Millet Kütüphanesi (Tr.) | People's Library | |
| Minare (Tr.), Minarette | A slender column-looking edifice, usually, built at one or several corners of a mosque with one to three balconies on for the müezzin (one of the employees of the mosque who chants the time of prayer) to go up and chant the time. At some mosques, there more than one balcony with separate staircases. | |
| Minber (Tr.) | A pulpit which is situated to the right of the mihrab (facing to the mihrab) made out of stone or wood with a conical roof representing Heavens. This place used on Fridays and holy days for the sermons. | |
| Ministry of War | (Tr.) Seraskerat | |
| Misilleme (Tr.) | Retaliation | |
| Mısır Çarşısı (Tr.) | Egyptian Market; in English, it is known as "Spice Bazaar". | |
| Mısır Lokantası (Tr.) | Pandelis | |
| Mohaç (Tr.) | Mohacz | |
| Moldavian Palace | (Tr.) Boğdan Sarayı | |
| Monastery of Constantine Lips | (Tr.) Fenari İsa Camii | |
| Monastery of Gastria | (Tr.) Sancaktar Mescidi | |
| Monolithic | Made out of one block of stone. | |
| Mosque of the Holy Mantle | Hırka-i Şerif Camii | |
| Mosque of the Prince | (Tr.) Şehzade Camii | |
| Mosque of the Roses | St. Theodosia; (Tr.: Gül Camii). | |
| Mouchliotissa | St. Mary of the Mongols; the All-holy Mother of God; Theotokos Panaghiotissa.. | |
| Müezzin (Tr.) | The person working in a mosque who chants the prayer time at the balcony of minarette. | |
| Müezzin Mahfili (Tr.) | A covered marble pew; raised platform for chanters. | |
| Mülâzımlar (Tr.) | Prepatory Students | |
| Müneccim (Tr.) | The mosque's Astronomer. | |
| Muğla Havalisi (Tr.) | Likya, Lycia | |
| Muharipler Geçidi (Tr.) | The Vestibule of the Warriors. | |
| Musalla Taşı (Tr.) | A table-like altar located near the southern part of the mosque in the courtyard for funeral processions; the coffin is placed on this slab for funeral service. | |
| Muse | (Fr. L. Musa; Gr. Mousa, a muse, music, eloquence) 1. in Greek mythology, any of 9 goddesses who prisided over literature and the arts and sciences: Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia (or Polymnia), Urania, or Thalia; hence, 2. (m-), the spirit regarded as inspiring a poet or other artist; source of genius or inspiration. | |
| Museum | (L.; Gr. mouseion, place for the Muses or for study, Library; derived from mousa, a Muse) a building, room, etc. for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, or scientific objects. | |
| Music | (ME. musike, musyk; OFr. musique; L. musica; Gr. mousike (techne), musical (art), originally an art of the Muses,derived from mousa, Muse) The art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in varying melody, harmony, rythm, and timbre, especially so as to form structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions. | |
| Muvakkithane | The house and/or workroom of the Müneccim (Oracle, soothsayer, mosque's astronomer). | |
| Myus | (Tr.) Avşar | |
N | ||
| Namazgâh (Tr.) | Open-air place of prayer | |
| Narlı Kapı (Tr.) | The ancient Pomegranate Gate | |
| Narthex | Inner Vestibule | |
| Nave | (Tr.) Büyük kiliselerin uzun ve darca ve binanın diğer kısımlarından yüksekçe orta kısmı. | |
| New Bedesten | (Tr.) Sandal Bedesteni (Built in the 16 | |
| New Mosque of Valide Sultan | (Tr.) Yeni Cami | |
| Niche | A recess or a hollow in a wall,usually intended for a statue, bust, or vase; (Tr.: hücre) | |
| Nişancı | Keeper of the Seal | |
| Nuruosmaniye | Sacred Light of Osman | |
O | ||
| Obelisk | A column with 4 corners; (Tr.) Dikilitaş; 4 köşeli sütun. | |
| Ocaklı Oda (Tr.) | Room with a Hearth | |
| Odalisk (Odalisque) | (Tr.) Odalık, Cariye | |
| Odun Kapısı (Tr.) | The Firewood Gate; Porta Platea | |
| Old Church | Palaia Ekklesia | |
| Omophorion | Stole; (Tr.) ayaklara kadar yetişen uzun cübbe; (eccl.) Piskoposların omuzlarından aşağıya sarkan ipek atkı. | |
| Opisthodomus | Rear Chamber in a temple, often used to house the temple treasure. Some temples have no opisthodomus. | |
| Oracle | soothsaying, place where oracling is done. | |
| Orea Porta | The Beautiful Gate | |
| Orchestra | The dance floor in a theatre, where the chorus performed, between the stage-building and the cavea. | |
| Ourios | Point of Yeros; (Tr.) Yoros (Yeros) Burnu | |
| Outer Vestibule | (Tr.) Dış Dehliz | |
Ö | ||
| Öreke Taşı (Tr.) | The Symplegades; the Clashing Rocks; Cyanean (the Blue Rocks); Distaff Rock or Midwife's Stool. | |
P | ||
| Palace of the Porphyrogenitus | Place of the Sovereign; (Tr.: Tekfur Sarayı). | |
| Palace of the Sovereign | Palace of the Porphyrogenitus; (Tr.: Tekfur Sarayı) | |
| Palace of Wallachia | Vlach Saray | |
| Palaestra | A public place for exercise in wrestling or athletics. | |
| Palaia Ekklesia (Ecclesia) | Old Church | |
| Pandelis | (Tr.) Mısır Lokantası | |
| Parade Pavilion | The Review Pavilion; (Tr.: Alay Köşkü). | |
| Paradoi | The side-entrances to a theatre, between stage-building and auditorium. | |
| Paşa (Tr.) | Civilian or Military General; Governor, Mayor, or ruling person in a district | |
| Pera | (Tr.) "Beyoğlu" district in İstanbul. | |
| Plate Island | The Flat Island; (Tr.: Yassıada) | |
| Pointed Island | Oxya; (Tr.: Sivri Ada). | |
| Pomegranate Gate | (Tr.) Narlı Kapı | |
| Pontus | Black Sea; (Tr.: Karadeniz) | |
| Porphyry | (Tr.) Somaki taşı | |
| Porta Adrianapoleos | Gate of Charisius; Porta Polyadriou; the Gate of the Cemetery; (Tr.: Edirne Kapısı) | |
| Porta Caravion | The Gate of the Caravels | |
| Porta Kontoscalion | The Sand Gate; (Tr.: Kum Kapı). | |
| Porta Platea | The Firewood Gate; (Tr.: Odun Kapısı) | |
| Porta Polyandriou | Porta Adrianopoleos; The Gate of the Cemetery; (Tr.: Edirne Kapısı) | |
| Porta Puteae | (Tr.) Cibali Kapısı | |
| Porta Xylokerkou | The Gate of the Wooden Circus | |
| Portico | Double collonaded covered alley. | |
| Poyraz Burnu (Tr.) | Bay of Poyraz, Dios Sacra. | |
| Preclassical Period | Buildings built before 1500 A.D. | |
| Prinkipio Istand | (Tr.) Büyük Ada | |
| Promontory | (Tr.) Dağlık Burun | |
| Pronaos | Front chamber in a temple, usually on the east, giving access to the cella. | |
| Propontus | Sea of Marmara; (Tr.) Marmara Denizi | |
| Propylon, Propylea | Monumental Entrance Gateway | |
| Proscenium | The part of the stage-building in a theatre which projects in front towards the auditorium; used as a stage in post-classical times. | |
| Proti Island | Dyed-with-Henna Island; (Tr.: Kınalı Ada). | |
| Public Kitchen | (Tr.) İmaret | |
| Pulpit | (Tr.) Mimber | |
| Pyrgos Island | (Tr.) Burgaz Ada | |
| Pytheos | A Carian architect who worked on the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey). | |
Q | ||
| Queen Mother | (Tr.) Valide Sultan | |
R | ||
| Raht Hazinesi (Tr.) | Harness Treasury | |
| Revak (Tr.) | Portica | |
| Review Pavillion | Parade Pavilion; (Tr.) Alay Köşkü | |
| Ritual Ablution | (Tr.) Abdest | |
| Riva Deresi (Tr.) | River Rhebas; (Tr.) İrva Deresi | |
| River Rhebas | (Tr.) Riva OR İrva Deresi | |
| Roxelana | (Tr.) Haseki Hürrem; The wife of Sultan Soloman the Magnificient | |
S | ||
| Saddle-Bag Island | Chalkitis or Chalki; (Tr.: Heybeliada) | |
| Sağrıcılar Camii (Tr.) | The Mosque of the Leather-Workers | |
| Sahaflar Çarşısı (Tr.) | The Market of Second-hand Book Sellers | |
| Saints Sergius and Bacchus | The Mosque of Little Haghia Sophia (Tr.: Küçük Aya Sofya Camii). | |
| Sakız Adası (Tr.) | Chios Island | |
| Salis (Tr.) | Third | |
| Samos | (Tr.) Sisam Adası | |
| Sancaktar Mescidi (Tr.) | Monastery of Gastria | |
| Sand Gate | (Tr.) Kumkapı | |
| Sandal Bedesteni (Tr.) | New Bedesten (built in the 16 | |
| Sani (Tr.) | Second | |
| Sarcophagous | Flesh eating, carnivorous. (Ref.: Webster's New Universal Dictionary of the English Language - Unabridged; 1976) | |
| Sarcophagus | Stone Coffin | |
| Sarcophagy | The eating of flesh. (Ref.: Webster's New Universal Dictionary of the English Language - Unabridged; 1976) | |
| Scutari | Chrysopolis; the City of Gold; (Tr.: Üsküdar). | |
| Sebil (Tr.) | An enclosed fountain which is used to distribute water free of charge to thirsty passers-by. Sebil, literally, means way or path, and to contruct a sebil was to build a path for oneself to paradise. (Public drinking fountain; a covered building surrounded by banisters where free water was given out for charity). | |
| Second | (Tr.) Sani | |
| Sedef Adası (Tr.) | The Island of the Pearl, Antherovitos. | |
| Seferli Koğuşu (Tr.) | Campaign Hall. | |
| Selamlık (Tr.) | Reception rooms of the Sultan. | |
| Selatin Mosque | Imperial Mosque; large mosque built by a sultan for one of the members of his family | |
| Selvi Burnu (Tr.) | Poplar Point | |
| Seraph (pl. Seraphim) | One of highest ranking angels (depicted with child's head with wings). | |
| Sermon | (Tr.) Hutbe | |
| Seyâhatname | Book of Travels of Evliya Çelebi. | |
| Shire of the Zoodochus | The Life Giving Spring; The Church with Fish; (Tr.: Balıklı Kilise) | |
| Silivri Kapı (Tr.) | Gate of the Pege | |
| Sisam Adası (Tr.) | Samos Island | |
| Sivri Ada (Tr.) | The Pointed Island; Oxya | |
| Skeuophylakion | Treasury of the Church. | |
| Soğuk Çeşme Kapısı (Tr.) | The Gate of the Cold Fountain. | |
| Soğukluk (Tr.) | Tepidarium; a chamber of intermediate temperature which serves as an anteroom to the bath, keeping the cold air out on one side and the hot air in on the other. | |
| Sokol (Tr.) | The Falcon's Nest | |
| Somaki Taşı (Tr.) | Porphyry | |
| Son Cemaat Yeri (Tr.) | Stone Dais; porch of a mosque (Literally: Place of the last assembly). | |
| Son of Satan | Michael Cantacuzenus; (Tr.: Şeytanoğlu) | |
| Sphendome | Semi-circular end | |
| Spina | Central Line | |
| Spiral Mosque | (Tr.) Burmalı Cami. | |
| Spoon Island | (Tr.) Kaşık Adası | |
| St. Mary of the Mongols | Theotokos Panaghiotissa; the All-Holy Mother of God; Mouchliotissa. | |
| St. Theodosia | Mosque of the Roses; (Tr.: Gül Camii) | |
| Stadium | 1. A measure of length, about 180 meters (196.9 yards), 2. A foot-race of this length, 3. The long building in which foot-races and other athletic contests took place. | |
| Stavros (Cross) | Beylerbey | |
| Stele | A narrow slab of stone set upright, generally bearing inscription or decoration or both. | |
| Steward | (Tr.) Kethüda | |
| Stoa | A long covered portico beside a street or agora or elsewhere. | |
| Stole | Omophorion; (Tr.: A Long robe; (Eccl.) Silk strap worn by the bishops which hangs down to the feet.). | |
| Street of the Archer | (Tr.) Tirendaz | |
| Su Terazisi (Tr.) | Water control tower | |
| Sublime Porte | (Tr.) Bab-ı Âli | |
| Subterranean Mosque | (Tr.) Bodrum Camii. | |
| Sultan Ahmet Camii (Tr.) | Blue Mosque | |
| Sultan Mehmet the Conquerer | (Tr.) Fatih Sultan Mehmet | |
| Sultan Selim the Grim | (Tr.) Yavuz Sultan Selim | |
| Sultan Solomon the Magnificient | Sultan Solomon the Law-giver; (Tr.: Kanuni Sultan Süleyman). | |
| Sultan's Loge | A separate special section in the mosque gained entry from outside of the building for the Sultan. | |
| Sulu Manastır (Tr.) | Church of Surp Kevork (St. George) | |
| Sünnet Odası (Tr.) | Circumcision Room | |
| Sürre Emini (Tr.) | Official escort of the annual embassy to Mecca. | |
| Sweet Waters of Asia | Göksu (Sky Stream) and Küçüksu (Little Stream). | |
| Symplegades | The Clashing Rocks; Cyanean (the Blue Rocks); [Tr.: Öreke Taşı (Distaff Rock or Midwife's Stool.)]. | |
Ş | ||
| Şadırvan (Tr.) | (Literally: Free flowing fountain) Generally, a decorative water-depot in the courtyard of the mosques with water-taps on the sides for the people to take ablution before going into the mosque for prayers and practicing; fountain for ritual ablutions. | |
| Şehzade Cami (Tr.) | The Mosque of the Crown Prince. | |
| Şerefe (Tr.) | Balcony of Minaret; A regular circular balcony built around the minarette for the müezzin to go up and chant the time of praying | |
| Şeytanoğlu (Tr.) | The son of Satan; Michael Cantacuzenus. | |
T | ||
| Tabhane (Tr.) | Hospice for Traveling Dervishes | |
| Tanzimat (Tr.) | The Reform Movement | |
| Taş Lahit (Tr.) | Sarcophagus (pl. Sarcophagi) | |
| Tekfur Sarayı (Tr.) | The Palace of the Sovereign; Palace of the Porphyrogenitus | |
| Terrace of the Favourites | (Tr.) Harem of the Topkapı Palace - Gözdeler Taşlığı | |
| Tessera (pl. Tesserae) | Four cornered marble or glass used on the mosaics; thin skin layer used by the ancient Romans. | |
| Tetrarch(y) | Governorship dominates one quarter of 1000 states. | |
| Tezkeret-ül Ebniye (Tr.) | List of Buildings | |
| Theological School | A school or college sometimes forming the courtyard of a mosque; (Tr.: Medrese) | |
| Theotokos Panaghiotissa | The All-Holy Mother of God; Mouchliotissa; St. Mary of the Mongols. | |
| Throne Room (Topkapı Palace) | (Tr.) Arz Odası | |
| Tigris River | (Tr.) Dicle Nehri | |
| Tiled Bath | (Tr.) Çinili Hamam | |
| Tiled Pavilion | (Tr.) Çinili Köşk | |
| Tippler | (Tr.) Akşamcı | |
| Tirendaz Sokağı (Tr.) | Street of the Archer | |
| Tiryaki Çarşısı (Tr.) | The Market of the Addicts. | |
| Tophane (Tr.) | Arsenal; Military Ammunition Depot. | |
| Topkapı (Tr.) | The Gate of Romanus | |
| Tower of Christ | Galata Tower | |
| Tower of the Head Tutor | (Tr.) Başlala Kulesi | |
| Treasurer (Chief) | (Tr.) Hezinedarbaşı | |
| Treasury Hall | (Topkapı Palace - Tr. Hazine Koğuşu) | |
| Türbe (Tr.) | Mausoleum; tomb, often in a mosque's garden. | |
| Tympanum (pl. Tympana) | Top of a door or window. | |
U | ||
| Ulema (Tr.) | Doctors of Muslim theology. | |
| Uludağ (Tr.) | Bithynian Olympus | |
| Underground Cistern | The Underground Palace; (Tr.: Yerebatan Sarayı) | |
| Underground Palace | Underground Cistern; (Tr.: Yerebatan Sarayı) | |
| Urla (Tr.) | Clazomenae | |
| Uzun Çarşı Caddesi (Tr.) | The Avenue of the Long Market | |
Ü | ||
| Üsküdar (Tr.) | Chrysopolis; Scutari; the City of Gold | |
V | ||
| Vakfiye (Tr.) | Deed of Fountain | |
| Vakıf (Tr.) | Foundation | |
| Valide Sultan (Tr.) | Queen Mother | |
| Vlach Saray (Tr.) | The Palace of Wallachia | |
| Vomitorium | Covered passage by which the audience entered and left a Roman theater. | |
W | ||
| Wallachia | Vlach Saray (Palace) | |
Y | ||
| Yeni Çeri (Tr.) | Janissary | |
| Yeros Burnu (Tr.) | Ourios; Yoros Burnu. | |
| Yoros Burnu (Tr.) | Ourios; Yeros Burnu. | |
| Yum Burnu (Tr.) | Cape Psomion; Cape of Good Omen; the Ancyrean Cape. | |
| Yusa Tepesi (Tr.) | Bed of Hercules; Giant's Grave | |
Z | ||
| Zeyrek Camii | Church of the Pontocrator | |
| Zaviye (Tr.) | Room for the Dervish Ceremonies | |
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