Makpeiker, kadyn of the 2700 shawls, ii. 193. Mandrokles of Samos, ii. 281. Mandsacchio, ancient bay of, 105. Mantle of the Prophet, ii. 183. Marcellus, Viscount de, on arrival at Constantinople, 11. Marcian, granite column of, 71. Mare Cimmerium, ii. 294. Marhfiruz, ii. 201. Marmora, dogs sent to island of, 174. Massacre of the Janissaries, scene of the, 71. Mausoleum of Abu Eyûb, ii. 230. Mecca, witch of, 168. Medea, landing-place, ii. 276; laurel tree, ii. 276; poisons, ii. 288. Megarians surnamed “the Blind,” 25. Men, Turkish, ii. 249; behavior in public, ii. 252; belief in their national superiority, ii. 257; character, 211; courage, ii. 264; dignity, ii. 250; fatalism, ii. 254, ii. 256; gratitude, ii.263; hospitality, ii. 263; how esteemed by Europeans, ii. 262; ideal state of happiness, ii. 254; intellect, ii. 265; intercourse with Europeans, ii. 265, ii. 266; kindness to animals, 174, ii. 263; liberality, ii. 263; never seen with women, 211, ii. 18; opinion of civilization, ii. 257; of Europeans, ii. 256; physical traits, ii. 251; religious feeling, ii. 262; reserve about private life, 211; reverence for the dead, ii. 263; savage nature, ii. 263; sensuality, 211; social life, ii. 264. Menelaos, ii. 59. Meretricia, temple of Venus, ii. 293. Mevlevi, or dancing dervishes, ii. 239. Michael the Archangel, church of St., ii. 293. Mihrab, 259. Miliklia, influence over Osman II., ii. 201. Minarets, 111; Ahmediyeh, ii. 217; Shazadeh mosque, ii. 218; St. Sophia, 254, 255. Mohammed, 217; appearance, 217; camel, 169; character, 217; paradise, 218; polygamy, 218, ii. 67; chooses human voice, 110; three preferences, 134; sayings of, paraphrased, 134. Monasteries, Balukli, ii. 123; of the Sleepless, ii. 284; Yeni Mevlevi, ii. 120. Montague, Lady Mary Wortley, on Constantinople, 12; on liberty of Turkish _vs._ European women, ii. 17. Morean War, ii. 130. Mount Chamlejah, view from, ii. 241. Mountain, the Giants, ii. 291. Mosque proper, jami, the, ii. 219. Mosques, Ahmediyeh, 69, ii. 217; Abdul-Mejid, 218; Bayezid, ii. 218; Eyûb, ii. 230; Mahmûd, ii. 218; Muhammad, 71, ii. 218; Nûri Osmaniyeh, 70; Ok Serai, ii. 218; Osman, ii. 218; Selimiyeh, 71, ii. 218; Shazadeh, ii. 218; St. Sophia, 249; Suleiman, 70, ii. 217; Validêh Sultan, ii. 218. Mosques, characteristics, ii. 216; copies of St. Sophia, ii. 216; interiors, ii. 219. Mosques of the Sultans, 66. Muezzins, 109. Muftis, mortuary temple of the, ii. 230.