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  1. Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
    5: ...y in [[Rohatyn]]. She was captured and taken to [[Istanbul]] in the [[1520s]] as a [[slave]], but was select...
    9: ...tive in foreign affairs and international [[politics]].
    11: ...rusalem]], and the first to endow a [[mosque]] in Istanbul.
  2. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
    31: ... [[1854]]. In [[Scutari]] (modern-day [[ܳk? in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]) Nightingale and her nurses found w...
    71: ...compilation, analysis and presentation of statistics on medical care and [[public health]].
    73: ...hy of Nightingale at MacTutor History of Mathematics].
    89: Today, there are three hospitals in Istanbul named after her: F. N. Hastanesi in Şiş...
  3. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    10: ...Tori Read]]'' was released and was panned by critics. Amos was devastated, and started working with o...
    16: ...elease in January 1994. It disappointed some critics, however, who considered it a step sideways rathe...
    36: ...s time, the reviews were quite uniform: most critics saw the album as a mixed bag, praising the unlike...
    54: ...d ''[[The Beekeeper]]''. The album deals with topics like death, adultery and romantic conflict, and m...
    64: ... be played as a return favor. This and other tactics were employed in a vindictive attempt to ruin Amo...
  4. Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
    9: ...] she persuaded a skeptical prewar Polish [[Olympics|Olympic]] [[skier]], [[Jan Marusarz]], to escort ...
    15: ...er better — with which she had managed in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], during their flight from [[Hungary...
  5. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    99: ... ([[Habitat II]]), convened in June [[1996]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], considered the challenges of human...
    102: ...ry to pay, as measured by national income statistics, along with other factors.
    150: ...ng a puppet at the hands of powerful states. Critics point out to the repeated use of the [[UN Securit...
  6. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    18: ... 1490s, the press was moved from [[Granada]] to [[Istanbul]] (a popular destination for thousands of Andalus...
  7. Turkey (41694 bytes)
    11: largest_city = [[Istanbul]] |latd=41|latm=1|latNS=N|longd=28|longm=57|longE...
    49: ...n cultural, political and historical characteristics.
    62: ... Even if these periods have distinct characteristics, some issues do repeat in every period with subtl...
    64: == Politics ==
    65: ''Main Articles: [[Politics of Turkey]], [[Constitution of Turkey]]
  8. Greece (54754 bytes)
    70: ...by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The mosaics were made in the 12th century.]]
    90: ...ox day of the [[March 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|Annunciation of the Theotokos]]), the Greeks and...
    95: ... Atatürk]], denounced the Sultan's government in Istanbul and formed a new one in Ankara. During the [[Grec...
    109: ... for the junta than to respond with military tactics. In the early hours of November 17, a tank smashe...
    128: == Politics ==
  9. Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
    10: ...been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, art and archite...
    15: ...] and the wars against Troy as narrated in the epics of [[Homer]]. The period from [[1100 BC|1100 BC]]...
    17: ... why we know far more about the history and politics of Athens than of any other city, and why we know...
    24: ...taly|Syracuse]], [[Naples]], [[Marseilles]] and [[Istanbul]] had their beginnings as the Greek colonies Syra...
    34: ...ta developed a rivalry that dominated Greek politics for generations.
  10. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    14: ...+ 2 (e.g. if it is 03:00 UTC, then it is 05:00 in Istanbul)
    43: ...s, like the map of [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/world_tzones.html Standard Time Zones] by [[Her M...
    161: *[[Canada]] (CST—[[Central Standard Time Zone|Central Stand...
    184: *[[United States]] (CST—Central Standard Time)
    627: *[[Australia]] (ACST—Australian Central Standard Time)
  11. Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
    34: ...as possible from the collections in Philadelphia, Istanbul, and Jena."
    55: ... being replaced by acute and grave accent diacritics repectively. For example: du = to go, du3 = d&ugr...
  12. Crusade (28507 bytes)
    9: ... were killed in battle. Even today Spanish Catholics are allowed to substitute [[Friday abstinence]] w...
    28: ...tions against [[Arianism|Arians]] and other heretics offered historical precedents in a society where ...
    41: ...gainst not only Muslims, but also Christian heretics and personal enemies of the Papacy or other power...
    133: ... against a backdrop for military and courtly heroics of the [[Nine Worthies]] who stood as popular sec...
    140: ...t. Mark's]] in [[Venice]] should be returned to [[Istanbul]]. A picture of Turkish popular history of the Cr...
  13. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    7: ...at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
    59: ...ities and sizeable communities of religious heretics often lived on or near the borderlands, the [[Arm...
    72: ...ity would become one of the defining characteristics of the Byzantine Empire, as opposed to the [[Paga...
    92: ...ng prowess, its development of a system of logistics based on mule trains, its navy (often tragically ...
    107: ...f Constantinople as they appear today in suburban Istanbul]]
  14. Formula One (29650 bytes)
    30: ...0s]] Lotus introduced [[ground effect]] aerodynamics that provided enormous downforce and greatly incr...
    37: ...d [[Colin Chapman]]'s [[ground effect]] aerodynamics in [[1983 Formula One season|1983]]. By then, how...
    117: ...er, a [[Turkish Grand Prix]] will take place in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] for the first time in 2005, and a [...
    160: ...ula One Management]]; contains schedules, statistics, race results, live timing during each race, and ...
    164: ...] &mdash; News, results, information, and statistics
  15. Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
    231: ...ntine model, took Constantinople and renamed it [[Istanbul]], [[Sultan]] [[Mehmed II]] established his capit...
    255: *[[List of Ancient Rome-related topics]]
    292: * Grout, James, "[http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/index.html ''Enc...
    295: * [http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html Roman Life Expectancy]
  16. Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
    24: ...s. They used the sea for their [[hit-and-run tactics]] - a safe place to retreat to if the battle turn...
    71: ...n managed to raze townships on the outskirts of [[Istanbul]], forcing the [[Ottoman Sultan]] to flee his pal...
    89: ...son, Peter T. “An-arrghchy: The Law and Economics of Pirate Organization.” Journal of Political ...
    186: ...2006.<ref name=ICC_piracy_report>[http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/news.php?newsid=102 ICC Commercial Crime...
    192: ...ns are used by the Sea Shepherd ships, their tactics and methods are considered acts of piracy.<ref na...
  17. Russia (28007 bytes)
    4: ...public of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR), Russia is an independent country, and a...
    37: ...91 splintered the USSR into 15 independent republics of which Russia is the largest. Since then, Russ...
    39: ==Politics==
    40: {{main|Politics of Russia}}
    49: ...ussia]], [[Federal subjects of Russia]], [[Republics of Russia]], [[Oblasts of Russia]], [[Krais of Ru...
  18. Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
    20: | [[Istanbul|&#x130;stanbul]] ([[Constantinople]]/[[Asitane]]/...
    47: ...antinople|captured]] [[Constantinople]] (modern [[Istanbul|&#x130;stanbul]]) from the [[Byzantine Empire]], ...
    66: ...ine]] campaigns, was offically sent from occupied Istanbul to take control of the victorius Caucasus army , ...
    76: ...fter the capture of Constantinopole (later dubbed Istanbul) in [[1453]], most churches were left intact and ...
    81: ... bows and short swords and made use of nomad tactics similar to those of the [[Mongol Empire]]. The Ot...
  19. Hagia Sophia (7132 bytes)
    2: ...agia-Sofia-01s.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1994]]
    3: ...converted to a [[mosque]], now a [[museum]], in [[Istanbul]], formerly [[Constantinople]]. It is universally...
    12: ...stic value was its decorated interior with [[mosaics]] and [[marble]] pillars and coverings. The templ...
    14: ...pg|right|thumb|400px|Interior of the Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey. Image provided by [http://classroomclipa...
    26: ...ple [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] and gold mosaics, encrusted upon the brick. On the exterior, simpl...
  20. Ankara (15129 bytes)
    2: ...y]] and the country's second largest city after [[Istanbul]]. The city has a population of 5,153,000 (2005),...
    23: ...ober 29]], [[1923]], Ankara having had replaced [[Istanbul]] (formerly Constantinople) as the capital of the...
    77: ...to spend a day with family, be it for having picnics, hiking, biking or simply enjoying good food and ...
    81: ... a myriad of things ranging from traditional fabrics, hand-woven carpets and leather products can be f...

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