Collection of Turkish Coffee House tales, giving an insight in the very peculiar Turkish philosophy with its characteristic customs, habits and methods of thoug

Arkansas-born educator and scholar Cyrus Adler had the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time in and around Constantinople in the late nineteenth cen

Not far from the famous Mosque Bayezid an old Hodja kept a school, and very skilfully he taught the rising generation the everlasting lesson from the Book of Bo

Discover the captivating world of the Ottoman Empire in this collection of 29 short stories. Immerse yourself in the vibrant fusion of Turkish, Armenian, Greek,

During the course of a number of visits to Istanbul, Cyrus Adler* became interested in the tales that were being told in the coffee houses of the city, and many