The Night the Bosphorus Ran Black With Silk
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On a moonless night in 1644, Istanbul's Bosphorus ran black with silk. One by one, sacks were carried to the water's edge—each holding a woman from the Sultan's own harem, tied at the ankles. By dawn, 280 had vanished beneath the current. But the chronicle that recorded this atrocity was written decades later, and the truth may be far stranger. Full video — They Drowned 280 Women. Then This Happened.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEDQSmfV4g4
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