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  • 31Turkish music (style) — Turkish music , in the sense described here, is not really music of Turkey, but rather a musical style that was occasionally used by the European composers of the Classical music era. This music was modeled mdash; though often only distantly… …

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  • 32Harem — (Turkish from Arab Ḥarām , forbidden) refers to the sphere of women in a usually polygynous household and their quarters, which are enclosed and forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and came to the Western world via the Ottoman Empire …

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  • 33Constantinople — • Capital, formerly of the Byzantine, now of the Ottoman, Empire (As of 1908, when the article was written.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Constantinople     Constantinople …

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  • 34Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam — The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15 year imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam in the Indian region of Canara by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore …

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  • 35Topkapı Palace — Infobox Historic building name = Topkapı Palace caption = Topkapı Palace from the Bosphorus map type = latitude = longitude = location town = Istanbul location country = Turkey architect = Mehmed II, Alaüddin, Davud Ağa, Mimar Sinan, Sarkis… …

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  • 36Golden Horn — For other uses, see Golden Horn (disambiguation). Seraglio Point from Pera, with the Bosphorus (left), the entrance of the Golden Horn (center and right), and the Sea of Marmara (distance) with the Princes Islands on the horizon …

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  • 37Istanbul —   City   Top: Topkapı Palace – Hagia Sophia – Blue Mosque Center: Beyoğlu; …

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  • 38Aimée du Buc de Rivéry — Nakş î Dil Haseki Valide Sultan Born Aimée du Buc de Rivéry[citation needed] 19 December 1776 Martinique …

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  • 39Emre Araci — Infobox Person name = Emre Araci image size = 225px birth date = 22 December 1968 birth place = Ankara, Turkey occupation = Turkish music historian, composer and conductorEmre Araci, (born 22 December 1968, Ankara) Turkish music historian,… …

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  • 40harem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. seraglio; bridal suite, love nest (sl.). See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seraglio, concubines, purdah, zenana, gynaeceum, oda, stable*. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. seraglio. WORD FIND • male… …

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