Old ass Cathedrals 'n' Wars 'n' Shit

why so much cursing? it's not cool or funny

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:10:18 -0400

To stimulate my colon.

fucking-history: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish generals, and...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:43:52 -0500

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish generals, and soldiers during the Turkish War of Independence. Gifs made by kylechipchura via (video/documentary source)

fucking-history: The British submarine HMS M1 in Istanbul,...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:14:09 -0500

fucking-history:

The British submarine HMS M1 in Istanbul, Turkey c.1919

fucking-history: Topkapı Palace, a large palace...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:28:49 -0500

fucking-history:

Topkapı Palace, a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. (source)

Here is an image of Ataturk dressed as a Janissary soldier. The...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:12:00 -0500

Here is an image of Ataturk dressed as a Janissary soldier. The story behind it is he wore the outfit to a costume party where someone snagged a photo. The Janissaries were abolished and destroyed in the 1826 Auspicious Event. The image remains quite popular on search engines under the term janissary. via Ataturklegacies

Serio-comic war map for the year of 1877, with Russia’s...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:44:00 -0500

Serio-comic war map for the year of 1877, with Russia’s infamous suction cups testing new waters by grasping a giant Ottoman tenderly, who pretends to not enjoy it, but we all know he does.

Hungry child gets a piece of bread from a soldier. Weert,...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:34:36 -0500

Hungry child gets a piece of bread from a soldier. Weert, Holland / Netherlands, 1918. Source.

An interesting article about a temporary truce on the Eastern...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:31:00 -0500

An interesting article about a temporary truce on the Eastern front between imperial Russian and German soldiers, who declared a ceasefire to fight off a growing population of starving wolves. Click here for a larger version of the article.

Bismarck and his dogs. Yep.

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:21:00 -0500

Bismarck and his dogs. Yep.

Kiazim Karabekir Pasha, Latife Hanim (Uşşaki), Mustafa Kemal...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:20:00 -0500

Kiazim Karabekir Pasha, Latife Hanim (Uşşaki), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at Izmir in 1923.

Ottoman divers during Abdülhamid II era c.1910

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:01:38 -0500

Ottoman divers during Abdülhamid II era c.1910

Arab Revolt fighters from Transjordan c.1918

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:58:34 -0500

Arab Revolt fighters from Transjordan c.1918

Ibn Rushd (Averros), an Andalusian polymath; a master...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:03:09 -0500

Ibn Rushd (Averros), an Andalusian polymath; a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics, Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy, geography, mathematics, physics and celestial mechanics.

Averroes was a defender of Aristotelian philosophy against Ash’ari theologians led by Al-Ghazali. Averroes’ philosophy was considered controversial in Muslim circles. Averroes had a greater impact on Western European circles and he has been described as the “founding father of secular thought in Western Europe”. The detailed commentaries on Aristotle earned Averroes the title “The Commentator”. Latin translations of Averroes’ work led the way to the popularization of Aristotle and were responsible for the development of scholasticism in medieval Europe.

The Palace of Porphyrogenitus, Byzantine ruins in Istanbul,...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:32:28 -0500

The Palace of Porphyrogenitus, Byzantine ruins in Istanbul, Turkey. Wikimedia Commons.

Adorable but deadly: Ismail Enver Pasha Enver played a major...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:25:09 -0500

Adorable but deadly: Ismail Enver Pasha

Enver played a major role in the Armenian Genocide. He took the first steps to implement the CUP blueprint for genocide by ordering the Armenian recruits in the Ottoman forces to be disarmed and reassigned to labor battalions before their summary executions. While these instructions were explained on the basis of accusations of treasonous activity, the defeat of his army only provided the pretext for escalating a campaign of extermination whose instruments had already been forged and which now were unleashed against the civilian population also. Within the Ministry of War, Enver had at his disposal a secret outfit called the Special Organization (SO), Teshkilâti Mahsusa in Turkish. The SO was led by Behaeddin Shakir, a medical doctor, and its cohorts in the field were commanded by CUP confidants whose singular assignment was the execution of the Armenian population. These mobile killer units carried out the systematic massacres of the deported Armenians. Upon the collapse of the Russian front in 1918, the advance of the Ottoman armies into the Caucasus, under the command of Enver’s brother, Nuri, provided further opportunity for the SO operatives to instigate atrocities against Armenians in Azerbaijan.

At the end of the war Enver took refuge in Germany. A post-war tribunal in Constantinople tried him in absentia and condemned him to death. Many officers of the Special Organization were arrested by the British occupation authorities after the Ottoman surrender. While some were eventually put on trial and found guilty of crimes, most eluded justice when Mustafa Kemal negotiated their release in exchange for British prisoners. As for Enver, in 1920 he traveled to Russia and offered his services to the new Soviet regime which sent him to quell rebellion among the Muslims of Central Asia, only to see him join the Basmaji revolt as soon as he arrived in Bukhara. He was killed in action by Soviet forces.

Article via http://www.armenian-genocide.org/enver.html

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ataturk…

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:32:02 -0500

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ataturk…

This is a Glass Slide entitled ‘A bit of old...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:02:10 -0500

This is a Glass Slide entitled ‘A bit of old Newcastle.’ featuring a street view of Newcastle upon Tyne’s Cathedral and Dog Leap Stairs. The slide is from the late 19th century. The slide would have been viewed through a Magic Lantern, an early type of image projector.

This image is part of the Tyne & Wear archives & museums set South Shields Art Gallery Social History collection.

The works of English painter John William Waterhouse 1. The Lady...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:20:20 -0400

The works of English painter John William Waterhouse

1. The Lady of Shalott

2. Hylas and the Nymphs

A colour photochrome print of Eggental, Karneid, Tyrol,...

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:24:06 -0400

A colour photochrome print of Eggental, Karneid, Tyrol, Austro-Hungary c.1890-1900 via Old Picture

Leonid Pasternak: The Price of Blood (on the Fourth Anniversary...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:04:02 -0400

Leonid Pasternak: The Price of Blood (on the Fourth Anniversary of the Imperialist War) (1918). Anti-war editorial in a Soviet publication with an image of a bleeding soldier. Source: Hoover Political Poster Database. 2007.