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Sultanahmet Jail (Turkish: Sultanahmet Cezaevi), a former prison in Istanbul, Turkey, is now the luxury Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet. It is located in Sultanahmet neighborhood of Fatih district on the historical peninsula.
Jan 11, 2023 · The Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet recently reopened after an extensive and complete refurbishment that took place over two years.
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Following the establishment of another prison, the inmates were transferred to the new place and the jail was closed at the beginning of 1969. After the coup in 1980, the building reopened as a military jailhouse and political criminals were detained.
You are enjoying Four Seasons luxury in a unique building in the historic district of Istanbul - what could be better? This converted prison was built by the Ottomans in 1918 and has housed many dissident writers over the years.
Apr 30, 2015 · 1/15. The Liberty, Boston. Completed in 1851, the Charles Street Jail served as a county lockup for more than a hundred years, housing prisoners such as Malcolm X and former Boston mayor James...
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Feb 25, 2015 · Not so “Midnight Express,” adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes’s memoir recounting his 1970 arrest and imprisonment for attempting to smuggle hashish onto a flight from Istanbul to New ...
May 5, 2016 · The Yeraltı Camii (underground mosque) in Karaköy is one of the few subterranean places of worship in the Islamic world. But its earlier history is even more remarkable. The Byzantines built this...