The Historian · Zeynep · Istanbul
Fener
This is where the Rum aristocracy — the Phanariots — governed the church and much of Ottoman diplomacy. It reads like a lost capital.
The historic Greek quarter uphill from the Golden Horn, home to the Patriarchate and Byzantine churches.
— Zeynep, The Historian
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