Known as one of history’s most powerful empires, the Ottoman Empire grew from a Turkish stronghold in Anatolia into a vast state that at its peak reached ... from Anatolia (modern-day Turkey ...

Signed in 1920, after the Ottoman Empire ... modern Middle East is crumbling. More specifically, though, Turkish policy in the Middle East is driven by an urgent concern stemming from its ...

Selim I transformed the Ottoman Empire through bold conquests and strategic diplomacy, doubling its territory and securing its dominance in the Islamic world. This video explores how his military ...

The Byzantine Empire was based at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), and at its peak it controlled territory ... Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 following a siege.

A former lawmaker from Turkey’s ruling AK Party has released a map of “Greater ... which clearly indicates its attempts to reclaim the heritage of the Ottoman Empire, has taken a violent ...

Larson A century after its demise ... not only to those in the modern Turkish republic but also to the diverse peoples across the former Ottoman lands. The empire’s tumultuous end, Gingeras ...

Successor to an empire - At its peak, the Ottoman Empire ruled a swathe of territory extending from the Balkans to modern Saudi Arabia, including the holy sites of Islam. But the Empire suffered ...

Successor to an empire - At its peak, the Ottoman Empire ruled a swathe of territory extending from the Balkans to modern Saudi Arabia, including the holy sites of Islam. But the Empire suffered ...