Japanese journalist Shotaro Noda arrived in Ottoman Istanbul after a naval disaster and converted to Islam in 1891, becoming ...

Dündar Abdülkerim Osmanoğlu, the last heir to the throne of the now-defunct Ottoman Empire, passed away late Monday at the age of 90, the family said in a statement. “Father of our family and the ...

Sultan Ahmed I’s Arife Throne at Topkapi Palace reveals Ottoman artistry, royal Bayram traditions and the craftsmanship of ...

There were once many Europeans settled in the eastern Mediterranean region for trade. This community was known as "Levantine," which means "eastern Mediterranean" in French There are many non-Muslim ...

On September 11, 1697, Sultan Mustafa II’s Ottoman army was crossing the Tisza River near Zenta when Prince Eugene of Savoy ...

One hundred years on from the official end of their empire on 1 November 1922, it is time to look afresh at the Ottomans. Lasting over six centuries, from 1299 till 1922, spanning the three continents ...

The imperial harem of the Ottoman era was the collection of wives, servants, and concubines of the Sultan, who sometimes numbered in the hundreds. Some were mere playthings or used for the production ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with the ...

As Australia commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, it is a timely opportunity to look at the objects in the collection of the Australian War Memorial relating to the Ottoman forces at ...