"Puff of nargile, whiff of history Saturday, November 17, 2007
In the days of the Ottoman Empire, Tophane was a large open square, home to one of Istanbul’s busiest ports north of the Golden Horn. Commercial and passenger ships docked here, bringing foreign guests on their diplomatic visits to the Ottoman Empire."
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