Saturday, March 25, 2006

Baha'i Holy place in Turkey


Adrianople(Edirne presently),House of Baha'u'llah,Where He(The manifestation of God) stayed for 4 years, 8 months, and 22 days from late 1863-early 1868."The Land of Mystery", " The Remote Prison"...the place which none entereth except such as have rebelled against the authority of the Sovereign.

Istanbul,Turkey(feb.22-26,2006)


Me,Kerem Onat and Danielle Fallahi

TURKEY


The Turkish Republic was established on October 29,1923 from the remnants of theOttoman Empires. It is a bicontenental country Turkey straddles the Bosphorus traits that separate Southwest Asia from Southeast Europe. Anatolia is situated between theBlack Sea on the north and the Mediterranean Sea to south, with the Aegean Sea and Marmara Sea (both branches of the Mediterranean) to the west. Because of its geographical position between Europe and Asia and three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroads, the homeland of and battleground between several great civilizations, and a center of commerce.