Üsküdar Picturing An Exalted Reverie

On the most exquisite stretch of Istanbul, in magnificent location lies the Khrispolis of Antiquity, Hripolis of Persians, Scutari of the Romans, Skudarium of the Byzantium, Eski Dar (Old House) of Evliya Çelebi and our beloved Üsküdar...

Üsküdar, which was the capital or the Eastern Roman Empire for centuries had been the first calling point for the Persians, Arabs, Germans, French and the Crusaders who wanted to conquer Istanbul. One hundrer and five years before Istanbul was conquered Üsküdar became a part of the Ottoman territory.