1. n.d.. Bahá'í Holy Places in Turkey. Anonymous. — Undated trifold brochure, with text largely from Revelation of Baha'u'llah vol. 4, distributed to vi...
2. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em...
3. 2024. Mathnaví-yi Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Kay Lynn Morton, trans. . — Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial...
4. 2023-10. Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam. Nooshfar B. Afnan. — ‘Abdu’l-Baha promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkin-Qalam and artistic concepti...
5. 2021. Nazif, Suleyman. Necati Alkan. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
6. 2021. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu'l-Bahá. — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation...
7. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
8. 2013-07. Extraordinary Life and Work of Wellesley Tudor Pole, The: Bahá'í Seer. Lil Osborn. — On the role of Baha'i beliefs in the life and spiritual quest of Tudor Pole.
9. 2012. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude. Roshan Danesh. — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
10. 2010-09. Pan-Islamist in Istanbul, A: Jamal ad-Din Afghani and Hamidian Islamism, 1892-1897. Aytek Sever. — A study of a Turkish Islamic political theorist in the nineteenth century. Includes numerous passing...
11. 2007-03. Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh. Aqa Husayn Ashchi, Ahang Rabbani, trans. . — One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
12. 2002. Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, The. John Walbridge. — Includes bios of individuals from Turkey who figure prominently in Baha'i history.
13. 1999. Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak. Bahá'u'lláh, Frank Lewis, trans. . — Provisional translation
14. 1999. Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak'. Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). — On Baha'u'llah and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date...
15. 1998. Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. .
16. 1992. Adrianople: Land of Mystery. Anthony A. Reitmayer, comp. — Short book on the history of Adrianople and Constantinople and Baha'u'llah's exile and travels in th...
17. 1985. Master in 'Akká, The: Including the Recollections of The Greatest Holy Leaf. Myron Henry Phelps. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by Ph...
18. 1981/1992. Nine Days to Istanbul. Jeanne de Corrales. — An incredible story of a mid January 1963 train journey.
19. 1981. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Moojan Momen, ed. — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
20. 1977. Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 2: Adrianople, 1863-1868. Adib Taherzadeh. — Link to formatted book (offsite).
21. 1915. Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople. Stanwood Cobb. — A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Baha and the Baha'is in Haifa in th...
22. 1903. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi: A Study of the Religion of the Babis, or Beha'is Founded by the Persian Bab and by His Successors, Beha Ullah and Abbas Effendi. Myron Henry Phelps, Bahiyyih Khanum. — Abdu'l-Baha's life, partly as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experience...
23. 1848-1851. Le Journal de Constantinople. Various. — Collection of 818 files, unsorted. They contain an unknown number of references to the Bab and his m...

1. 1844-03-21 — Edict of Toleration was issued by the Sultan of Turkey: The Muslim government of the Ottoman Empire ...
2. 1844-08-11 — The Bab sent Mulla `Aliy-i-Bastami to Najaf and Karbala to proclaim His Cause among the Shaykhis. In...
3. 1845-04-16 — Mulla `Aliy-i-Bastami was removed from his prison cell in Baghdad and taken to Istanbul, where he wa...
4. 1845-06-28 — Prince Dolgorukov was appointed Russian ambassador to Tihran. He was previously first secretary of t...
5. 1846-12-00 — Mulla `Aliy-i-Bastami died in Istanbul naval dockyards. He was the first martyr of the Babi Dispensa...
6. 1861-06-25 — Death of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Majid and accession of Sultan 'Abdu'l-'Aziz to the Ottoman throne. He ruled ...
7. 1862-05-10 — The Persian ambassador requested that the Ottomans move the Baha'u'llah farther from Persia.
8. 1863-01-00 — The governor of Baghdad, Namiq Pasha, received the first of 'five successive commands' from 'Ali Pas...
9. 1863-03-26 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Tablet of the Holy Mariner on the fifth day of Naw-Rúz. The Tablet was rev...
10. 1863-03-27 — Baha'u'llah met the deputy governor in a mosque opposite the Government House where the Farman which...
11. 1863-04-26 — Mirza Yahya fled Baghdad, travelling to Mosul in disguise. [BKG158; RB252–5] Mirza Yahya had, s...
12. 1863-05-09 — Baha'u'llah and His party left Firayjat for Istanbul although at this point the destination was unkn...
13. 1863-08-13 — Baha'u'llah and His party departed from Samsún by steamer for Istanbul. [BKG196; GPB157] They to...
14. 1863-08-16 — Baha'u'llah and His party arrived at Constantinople at noon. He was received with great honour by a ...
15. 1863-08-17 — Baha'u'llah in Constantinople "spot that art situate on the shores of the two seas" [KA217]
16. 1863-08-30 — Death of Sadhijiyyih, 18-month-old daughter of Baha'u'llah and Mahd-i-'Ulya. Her body was buried in ...
17. 1863-08-31 — Baha'u'llah was resident in the House of Shamsi Big near the mosque of Khirqiu-i-Sharifh. During thi...
18. 1863-09-17 — Because the Shamsi Big residence was too small Baha'u'llah and His family were moved to the house of...
19. 1863-11-31 — Prelude to the exile from Constantinople: It was during Baha'u'llah's stay in Constantinople that t...
20. 1863-12-01 — Baha'u'llah and His companions left Constantinople for Adrianople. Carriages, wagons and pack animal...
21. 1868-04-00 — Seven Baha'is in Constantinople were arrested and interrogated by a commission of inquiry whose mand...
22. 1868-07-26 — Baha'u'llah's banishment to 'Akka Sultan `Abdu'l-`Aziz, at the instigation of his Prime Minister,...
23. 1868-08-22 — See Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets reveale...
24. 1876-06-04 — `Abdu'l-`Aziz either committed suicide or was assassinated. [BBD2; BBR485; GPB225] Accession of M...
25. 1876-08-31 — Deposition of Murad V followed by the accession of `Abdu'l-Hamid II to the Sultanate of the Ottoman ...
26. 1901-04-00 — The Iranian ambassador to the Ottoman government at Istanbul, `Ala'u'l-Mulk, filed a report with the...
27. 1903-05-00 — Russian poet Isabella Grinevskaya wrote the play "Bab" which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904...
28. 1904-00-00 — Through the year the Covenant-breakers plotted until the friendly governor of `Akka was replaced by ...
29. 1905-00-00 — A second Commission of Inquiry, under the chairmanship of `Árif Bey, arrived in `Akka further to in...
30. 1908-07-23 — The Young Turks issued a declaration demanding the restoration of the old constitution of Midhat Pas...
31. 1908-07-24 — In Constantinople, a bomb intended for Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid as he returned from the mosque on Friday...
32. 1909-04-27 — `Abdu'l-Hamid II was deposed. [BBR486] Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid II lived from 1842 to 1918) and rei...
33. 1913-06-13 — The Second Balkan War broke out on 16 June 1913 when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with the territorial gai...
34. 1928-12-13 — The pronouncement of the verdit of the court in the case of the official inquiry into the activities...
35. 1954-00-00 — The purchase of the House of Baha'u'llah in Istanbul was concluded. [SS38]
36. 1996-06-03 — The Baha'i International Community and 150 Baha'is from many countries participated in the Second Un...
37. 2009-02-14 — Regional Conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey. [BWNS698]
38. 2016-05-23 — The first World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul, Turkey. The summit, organized by the Unite...

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