An Arabic translation of a 19th-century history of the Ottoman Empire by former grand vizier Kamil Pasha of Cyprus was ...

Today’s release will build on previous discussions of the Millet system to explore the expansion of cultural activities in the Armenian community during the Ottoman Empire. The Armenian cultural ...

Ladino was once spoken by Jews expelled from Spain. Stanford scholar Nesi Altaras is immersed in the language of that lost ...

Introduction -- 1. The establishment and survival of Ottoman rule in the Arab lands, 1516-1798 -- 2. Institutions of Ottoman rule -- 3. Economy and society in the early modern era -- 4. A world of ...

The emergence of an empire -- Culture: How it was created and disseminated -- The economic and social structure of the Ottoman Empire in early modern times -- Images of the world and the times -- ...

Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and a historic silk trade hub, invites travelers to explore its mosques, bazaars, thermal springs, and culinary traditions. Just a short journey from ...

Corrupt, decadent, backward, perennially broke and plagued by rebellions, the Ottoman Empire shrank and fell inexorably apart over the course of two centuries before finally disappearing in 1922. That ...

For 400 years, the Eastern Mediterranean was the domain of two great powers: the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. As rivals, they fought seven different wars, but in peacetime they eagerly ...

As it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather than a bang, though there had been a racket in the preceding years. The old regime was abolished on November 1st ...

But when there is conflict, an exchange is inevitable — like when your car door dings someone else’s and a spot of paint transfers between the two. Such exchange is the locus of the Frist Art Museum’s ...