Caique Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, is founding publisher of Cornucopia Magazine, the acclaimed biannual magazine for connoisseurs of Turkey, launched in 1991. It began publishing books on the Turkish world in 2011, with John Henry Haynes, A Photographer and Archaeologist in the Ottoman Empire 1881–1900, by Robert G Ousterhout, now reissued in a second edition with new unpublished photographs in 2016. A series of new titles are being planned for 2016–2017, ranging from John Freely’s memoirs, Istanbul Ghosts, to David Barchard’s portraits of historical figures of the 19th century, Ottoman Lives. Besides books on Turkish culture, Caique has also produced a series of beautifully illustrated books on important historic country houses in England and Scotland and their works of art.
Driven by an eye for beauty and a passion for history, Britain’s celebrated photographer Sir Don McCullin and writer Barnaby Rogerson set off across Roman Asia Minor. Their epic journey takes them from the plain of fabled Troy, via the splendors of Ephesus and the enchantment of Aphrodisias, to the mountain fastness of Hadrian’s Sagalassos.
The Strange Case of Abdülahamid and Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Finkel
ISBN: 9780995756656
Pub Date: 2023-08-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Cornucopia Books/Caique Publishing
280 Pages
Strange that the last great Ottoman Sultan would have Sherlock Holmes stories read to him before going to sleep. Stranger still, his addiction helped change the course of history. A clue to these goings-on lay in Conan Doyle’s dying words that the one adventure that still intrigued him was ‘The Second Wife’. For no such story exists… Or does it?
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
Caique Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, is founding publisher of Cornucopia Magazine, the acclaimed biannual magazine for connoisseurs of Turkey, launched in 1991. It began publishing books on the Turkish world in 2011, with John Henry Haynes, A Photographer and Archaeologist in the Ottoman Empire 1881–1900, by Robert G Ousterhout, now reissued in a second edition with new unpublished photographs in 2016. A series of new titles are being planned for 2016–2017, ranging from John Freely’s memoirs, Istanbul Ghosts, to David Barchard’s portraits of historical figures of the 19th century, Ottoman Lives. Besides books on Turkish culture, Caique has also produced a series of beautifully illustrated books on important historic country houses in England and Scotland and their works of art. 
