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    Double Islam; two minarets of the Sultan Ahmed Camii in Istanbul, together with the crescent, symbol of the Islamic faith.

    sîrac, carriechow, Quelle night..., ·•●❤ Ginny Le ❤●•·, and 43 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. birdfarm 79 months ago | reply

      The woman on my Turkish language tapes was named Ayşe (Ayshe), and I actually met an Ayşe, friend of a friend... But I never knew that about the meaning of Ay-.

      I would have guessed the moon would be important to Turks because it's important in Islam, but as always, our friend Wikipedia sheds more light...

      According to Wikipedia's article on the Turkish flag, the crescent and star symbol dates back to ancient Babylon and Egypt; in addition, according to this article on the Ottoman flag, the crescent alone was an ancient symbol of Byzantium and Constantinople!

      Furthermore--wow--all those flags with crescent+star design are those of countries who gained independence in the early twentieth century and were inspired by Atatürk's reforms (or "reforms," depending on your viewpoint)--so their flags are homage/reference to the Turkish flag, not (as I had always assumed and been told) a reference to the crescent as a Muslim symbol!

      Live and learn.

    2. rachmaninoff [deleted] 76 months ago | reply

      turks also tell such a tale; the Turkish flag consists of a white crescent placed on a red background because Ataturk saw the reflection of the moon on the soldiers' pool of blood who fought for Turkey's independancy when the country was invaded by European states after WWI. well I believe the muslim or byzantine connections are more credible :)

    3. iRaQiTurkmen [deleted] 76 months ago | reply

      OMG this is GR8888888ttt!!!

    4. welltaken pictures 73 months ago | reply

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    10. diya786 61 months ago | reply

      it looks so peaceful

    11. wardat 61 months ago | reply

      MashaAllah i love it so much!

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    13. rolitoarias [deleted] 59 months ago | reply

      beatifull shot ! Congratulations

    14. Zeinab Hussein 57 months ago | reply

      amazing shot

    15. herspiral 55 months ago | reply

      wonderful. great ekphrastic.

    16. K H A T T A B. 52 months ago | reply

      Wonderful
      Beautiful sight of the mosque, thank you for this image

    17. islamicus 48 months ago | reply

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    18. Widyastuty_yeyeye 41 months ago | reply

      Keren abiz,kpn ya bisa ke sana???

    19. Faisal Al-Ghamdi ‏ 36 months ago | reply

      barak allah feek



      The flawless creation of God
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    20. vm and vm 31 months ago | reply

      just perfect...

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