From 1517 through the end of World War I, the Ottoman Empire maintained the geographic shape Selim won for it, dominating the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean. In 1517, the Ottomans ...

They call him an Islamist because he focused his efforts on creating a pan-Islamic identity across the Ottoman Empire instead of ... the title of caliph since 1517, Abdulhamid II's use of the ...

The impact of the revolt helped contribute to the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and continues to impact ... carrying the Arab Flag of the Arab Revolt and pictured in the Hejaz.

a woman in a gauzy veil strides toward the camera and the empire’s flag hangs proudly from the buildings that line the street. This photo is among 6,000 images from the Ottoman Empire that were ...