Ottoman Lands: 100 Years Ago And Now The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes of Byzantine Europe in the mid-15th century and grew to dominate not just the Anatolian peninsula, but large swaths of ...

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

The sultan could now deal with a single Christian leader, as opposed to the array of Christian churches that operated in Ottoman domains. Yet the Ottoman Empire’s attempt to streamline its ...

During the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century, the Yazidi community played a crucial but often overlooked role in ...

NARA--Artifacts recovered from an Ottoman Empire frigate that sank off Japan ... off Cape Kashinozaki on Kii-Oshima island in what is now the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture.

Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...

Fez hats were once a symbol of the Ottoman Empire. But after they were banned in Egypt in the 1950s, fez shops largely disappeared. We visited one of the last shops in Cairo, where Nasser Abd El ...

An exploration of the Ottoman Empire's rich history, travelling across Turkey and beyond via its local railway routes. In the first episode, Alice starts her journey in Adana, near Syria.