What sparked the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I? In this episode, Kings and Generals dives into the complex causes behind the Arab uprising — from long-standing grievances ...

Former pilot Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley says flaps weren't down during Air Indian's takeoff ...

Many in Europe saw the coming of coffee as part of fresh efforts by the Ottoman Empire at "Islamization ... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 –1750), a German composer and musician of the Baroque period, ...

While the Humayun Nama is a brilliant display of her impeccable penmanship, there is a little know tale about her single-handedly taking on the might of the Ottoman Empire– the powerful ...

“Pakistan was created on the basis of religion, and Turkey’s history is linked to the Ottoman Empire, the last Islamic caliphate. Additionally, Pakistan is also important from a geographical ...

The jizya was an annual tax levied by non-Muslim men, subjects of the Ottoman Empire. This tax – which covered the best ... In the Gjakova census register from 1750, we see that in the Old Quarter of ...

My broader research interests include political, social, and intellectual history of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic (c. 1750–1950), and I have taught various courses on Ottoman ...

During the long nights of the second Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, the Viennese were unnerved by the nightly scratching and chipping of the Turkish sappers, seemingly just under their floorboards, ...

This includes plans to rehabilitate sections of the 1750-kilometre historic Hejaz ... While Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire envisaged the train line reaching Mecca, Ankara appears ...

The implications of Turkey’s ascendancy extend beyond Syria. By asserting itself as the successor to the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is reshaping the regional order established after World War I.

Turkey today is what remains of the Ottoman Empire. That period of time, often seen as the country’s glory days, continues to influence all areas of Turkish culture today. 36.