Selimiye Barracks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Selimiye Barracks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Selimiye Barracks (), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldiers of the newly established Nizam-ı Cedid (literally "New Order") within the framework of the Ottoman military reform efforts.Istanbul Being the world's largest barracks of it time, it was where Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for modern nursing during the Crimean War. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the First Army of Turkish Land Forces. Read more on Wikipedia
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