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 ...

International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the ...

With a few large egg trays, some hot glue, and a few decorations, you can create an interesting ottoman for practically ...

Studying interactions between Armenians, race and whiteness is a challenging historical subject. Some may deem “race” and ...

Some historians speculate that the Ottomans believed the building was ... who had his men systematically remove a large number of the temple's remaining sculptures, including its famous friezes ...

Instead of Ferdinand and Isabella holding court in Spain, the wayfaring Christopher Columbus might have given his TED Talk ...

A portrait is more than a likeness of a person. It captures the essence not only of the sitter but of a particular time. And ...

The battle occurred on June 28, 1389 in present-day Kosovo, and marked a large clash between Balkan and Ottoman forces. A ...

Divers recovered bullets, cannonballs and porcelain from an Ottoman shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, officials said. Image from Mehmet Ersoy, Facebook Divers recently recovered a trove of ...

As a New Yorker and sociology professor who has researched the Turkish government and Turkish business elite, two details ...