Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature ...

Thus ended the story of Bonneval Ahmed Pasha: once a promising but typical French nobleman, he became an Ottoman pasha. It is ...

This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc ...

A historian of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Itzkowitz transferred to emeritus status in 2001 after 42 years on the faculty. Itzkowitz’s scholarship covered a range of topics and periods in ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30 As it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather than a ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer Aug 14, 2005 Aug 14, 2005 0 Istanbul. The very name sounds foreign, exotic. It is a city astride two continents -- Europe and Asia -- and has been a bridge between ...

At the turn from the Middle Ages to Modern History, the Army of the Ottoman Empire was the most dominant military force in ...

For travelers who have marveled at Istanbul and seek a deeper, richer, and more intimate Turkish experience, the city of ...

SZIGETVAR, Hungary — Scientists said Friday they have found the remains of an Ottoman-era town in the area where the heart of Suleiman the Magnificent is believed to have been buried in the 16th ...

Rhenn is a Manila-based content writer with a love for all things geek and pop culture, and science and technology. He graduated BA Journalism degree as a Cum Laude, and has since then pursued making ...

As the first quarter of the 21st century came to an end, Ahram Online reviews a selection of books that reflect the ...