Istanbul: Memories and the City
What is Pashas' Mansions
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Dignitaries from the Ottoman Empire, called pashas, built wooden mansions in Istanbul, many of them along the banks of the Bosphorus. Most of the mansions have since burned or been destroyed to make way for apartment buildings.