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 Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299. It achieved its greatest military victory in 1453 with the conquest of Constantinople.

Deep inside a medieval fortified monastery in the Mount Athos monastic community, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure: thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts that ...

Most of my readers are quite familiar with the great rulers of the Renaissance: Henry VIII and his consecutive marital ...

Constantinople, the city wasn’t officially renamed Istanbul until 1930, became a real blend of cultures. And throughout the renaissance, the Ottomans became the biggest trade partner of western ...

NOTES FROM THE OTTOMAN CAPITAL. REFUGEES AT CONSTANTINOPLE--DOING JUSTICE TO THE TURKS--A GOOD WORD FOR THE MUSSULMANS--ATTEMPTED APOSTASY OF A WOMAN--NEWS FROM THE FRONT--THE TWO GHAZIS.

Although von Sanders was supposed to be serving the Turkish government, in effect a key part of the Ottoman military would now fall under German control—a power grab guaranteed to raise hackles ...

IN THE OTTOMAN CAPITAL; WAR CLOUDS OVER AND AROUND CONSTANTINOPLE. Kurds Eager to Descend On the City -- Russians Hungry for Control -- Bravery of the Missionaries and Work of Minister Terrell.

Deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in Greece, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure — thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts.