Harem is one of the sections that have a deep mystery for the history. Nobody could know this section expect servants, harem girls and royal family. All of the portraits were painted up to the stories the artists heard. Also they added imagination for harem girls’ portraits.

Briefly harem was the section for royal family. It was arranged to meet all requirements of royal family’s members including sexual needs of princes’. The mother of the sultan was the head of harem. Female members of royal family were in competition to have a better place in family.

You can see a portrait of harem bath above. It was painted by the imagination of the artist naturally.

Turkish carpet handycraft is one of the most famous handycrafts in the world. They are the well known decoration items in the houses of world. Anatolia is the homeland of this handycraft. This handycraft is under protection of state.

Carpet has been the most important item at home or at tents for centuries for Turks. Since Central Asia, we have been decorating our houses with various carpets. Traditional architecture completes with Turkish kilims and carpets.

Today we can see thr traditional carpets and kilims at the museums but they are still being used at homes in Anatolia.

Flying like birds has been one of the dreams that human being want to become true. A Turkish scientist Hazerfan started to work on this subject in 1620’s. His goal was to become flying true and he achieved it. After a long studying period, he climbed through Galata Tower. He built a wing skeleton to fly for a long distance. Finally he flied through Asian Minor from Galata Tower in 1632. His prototype did its mission and he was the first man who flied in the history.

After his success, he wasn’t awarded unfortunately due to the Islamic order of the state. He was accused of denying the natural structure of human being given by the God. He was exiled to Algeria and he died there.

Around 300 years later, the air domination have a great importance especially during the war times.