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Night in Constantinople A Slipper Foot Mystery Revealed
A diplomat recounts a Tunisian night in Constantinople when a post midnight stroll led to the discovery of a severed foot in a Turkish slipper. He describes palace intrigue, the deposition of Abdul Aziz, and a dangerous secret that shaped European diplomacy.
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Boulevard
Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
England
France
Republic
Prussia
Lord Beaconsfield
Bismarck
Peru
Golden Horn
Urs
Dolmabacheh Palace
Black Sea
Abdul-Aziz Khan
Sultanate
Abdul-Aziz
Seraskierate
Mehemed Rushdi Pasha
Mehemed
Murad Effendi
Bosphorus
Suleiman Bey
Dolmabacheh
Rushdi
Pasha
Mehemed Reshdi
Bayo
Abdul- Aziz
Bagded
Harun
AbdulAziz
Dekapoulous
Zara
Osman
Murad
Beaconsfield
Berlin
Baron
U. S
Great Britain