Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, 97, the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty, died of kidney failure Sept. 23 at a hospital in Istanbul. He was the last surviving grandson of an Ottoman sultan and ...

The Lion House review: this gripping history is Istanbul’s Wolf Hall This immersive biography of a young sultan and his scheming right-hand man brings the Ottoman Empire to dramatic life 4/5 Gift this ...

Had Ertugrul Osman, the exiled heir to the Ottoman throne, attended his own funeral this week, he would have been amused at the incongruity of the crowd. In one corner were a couple of old friends ...

This rich collection, about to be auctioned at London's Christie's, establishes the history of reliance between the Ottoman and Venetian sea-based empires A portrait of the six Ottoman sultans showing ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A steamy television period drama about a 16th century sultan has angered conservative Muslims in Turkey and sparked a debate over the portrayal of the past in a country ...

On a rainy day in February, a black Subaru purrs along a country road through the sodden farmland east of Pécs, in rural southern Hungary. "Back in Süleyman's day, all this would have been much more ...

Modern cities are often recognised for their skyscrapers, such as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa or London’s Shard. But that is not the case in Istanbul, where the city’s mosques define its skyline. That’s ...