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Hagia Sophia at the American Airlines Terminal

New York - In the year 532 AD, the Roman Emperor of the East, Justinian I, ordered the leading architect of the day to build a monument that would outshine all other religious buildings. The end result, which took five years to complete, was the Hagia Sophia, and it didn’t disappoint the emperor.

June 15, 2008
Published in Interesting Facts

Morris Schinasi and the Manisa Children's Hospital

Naim Güleryüz / Researcher-Writer - Mrs. Laurette Schinasi came to Turkey in 1930 to meet with Department of Health officials in order to present a petition to found a children’s hospital in Manisa in line with the last will and testament of her husband, Morris Schinasi; he had died three years previously in the USA. Construction began immediately, following approval by the Department, and the then International Moris Şinasi Hospital was commissioned in 1933; it still serves the public today, as the Moris Şinasi Children’s Hospital.

July 13, 2008
Published in Interesting Facts

Seven Geographical Regions, One Last Name: Turk

How many people with the last name of Turk do you think live around the world? Or in how many different geographical regions can people named Turk, or one of its derivations, be found?

July 15, 2005
Published in Interesting Facts

Following the Trails of Turkish Pioneers

Professor Sedat Isci of Aegean University continues to follow the trails of Turkish pioneers in America. During his research under the project titled “First Turkish Settlers in America: 1860-1921'' he identified five cemeteries in Detroit, and one in New York that belongs to early comers.