The Ottoman entry into Crimea wasn’t a sudden conquest but a carefully executed strategy. Through alliances with the Crimean ...

One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I. The tughra (insignia) of the 16th-century Ottoman emperor ...

At the turn of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire was at the zenith of its power. However, its success did not go unnoticed ...

Thinking about getting a Middle Eastern Studies degree? Mehmet Durmaz, a master's student at Harvard is here to tell you why ...

Abdulhamid II is one of the most controversial and divisive figures in modern Turkish history. His detractors call him the "kizil sultan" (the red sultan) after the blood they hold him responsible for ...

While the relations between India and Turkey have soured in recent times due to the latter’s support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Bharat has a storied history with Turkiye, including ...