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CONNECTED SINCE 1414

Two countries.
Six centuries.
Countless stories.

From the banks of the Vistula to the shores of the Bosphorus. Discover the history, people, and everyday connections that bring Poland and Turkey together.

An original engraving-style illustration imagining Kraków and Istanbul on opposite banks of a shared river
1414

BURSA · OTTOMAN EMPIRE

A journey that began with an embassy.

Polish envoys arrived at the court of Sultan Mehmed I in Bursa, beginning diplomatic relations between Poland and the Ottoman Empire. More than six centuries later, this first encounter remains a point of connection.

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