Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who was commemorated on the 542nd anniversary of his passing on Wednesday, is among the greatest leaders of history as a military genius, great statesman, and ...
This video examines the clash between Stephen the Great of Moldavia and Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui in 1475. It explores how Stephen’s clever use of terrain, weather ...
On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...
The project, which will follow the story on the life of one of the most important rulers in Ottoman history, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, will also feature important stages of the life of Eyüp el Ensari, an ...
Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature ...
Scroll: A new book on Turkish history explores the era of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Süleyman
A new book on Turkish history explores the era of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Süleyman
Most Americans don’t know that their morning cup of coffee connects them to the Ottoman Empire. Few are aware that this bygone Muslim state helped to birth Protestantism, America’s dominant form of ...