Table of Contents

Contents The Ottoman Turks and their Architecture: Early Ottoman Architecture in North-western Anatolia: Ottoman Architecture in Turkish Thrace: The Conqueror's City: Topkapi Sarayi; The Emergence of Classical Ottoman Architecture: Suleyman the Magnificent and Sinan, the Early Buildings: The Suleymaniye: Sinan's Later Works in Istanbul: Sinan's Contemporaries and Successors in theClassical Tradition: The Eighteenth Century: From Classical to Baroque: The Last Ottoman Century

About the Author

Dr. John FREELY (PhD, Physics, New York University) is an American physicist, teacher, and author. The author of over 40 books, including popular travel and history books on Istanbul, Athens, Venice, Turkey, Greece and the Ottoman Empire, he is currently a professor at Bosphorus University, where he teaches a course on the history of science.