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 ...

For over 300 years, the closely-guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tilework was lost, but its rediscovery has revived a key part of Turkey’s cultural heritage. Today's work continues ...

While Europe’s great powers entered World War I with strong industries, advanced rail networks, and modern weaponry, the ...

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

Holly Williams samples some just-delicious desserts in Turkey: On the shores of the Bosphorus, the strait of water that divides Europe on one bank from Asia on the ...

For over 300 years, the closely guarded secrets of the Ottoman Empire's luminous tilework were lost, but its rediscovery has ...

Even 77 years after his death, the legacy of Fahreddin Pasha continues to symbolise the Ottoman Empire’s centuries-long ...

Turkish delight The owner of an antique shop in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul sips a cup of Turkish coffee Coffee houses gave men somewhere to congregate other than in homes, mosques or markets, ...