Behind the golden walls of the imperial harem, the real power of the Ottoman Empire often rested with its women. In this ...

The Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) was one of the longest lasting and most territorially extensive of all empires in history. Yet today few know about its nature, whether in Turkey or abroad. Who were the ...

Construction and renovation work is taking place at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, to preserve the historic mosque and ...

How can one date in history bear so much significance on one community?  On April 24, 1915, leaders of the Turkish Ottoman ...

Rageh Omaar traces the history of the Ottoman empire. A super-power of a million square miles, it matched the glories of Ancient Rome and collapsed less than a hundred years ago ...

Formerly known as Nicaea, İznik is an ancient city in northwestern Anatolia with a role in early Christianity and a connection to the Ottoman Empire. Nicaea was the site of the First and Second ...

On the anniversary of the so-called Armenian “genocide,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to Türkiye’s Armenian ...

An exploration of the Ottoman Empire's rich history, travelling across Turkey and beyond via its local railway routes. In the first episode, Alice starts her journey in Adana, near Syria.