ACEMI OĞLAN
The school for Janissaries
ANATOLIA
The portion of modern Turkey located in Asia
HAGIA SOPHIA
A Byzantine cathedral that was the inspiration for many
Ottoman buildings
JANISSARIES
The Sultan’s elite corps of soldiers
KARAGÖZ
Turkish shadow theater, as it is known in Turkey
MINARET
A tall slender tower of a mosque that signals the time for prayer
MOSQUE
A place of prayer for people of the Islamic faith
SULTAN
A ruler of a Muslim state