Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...

This talk examines the social history of oriental carpets, particularly the production and circulation of carpets by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. It discusses the central role of mass ...

The spa building was a ruin when purchased in 2010 by the Marmara Group, a private real estate investment firm headquartered ...

The struggle of the enslaved Greeks against their ruthless rulers, the Ottoman Turks, officially started on the 25th of March 1821 ...

Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...

Her book covers bathing cultures from ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, to modern Korea and the Ottoman Empire.

During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...

The Holocaust, the systematic murder of some six million Jews by Nazi Germany in World War II, occupies a singular and ...

Historically, pastry-making in Trkiye has been passed down through apprenticeships and family-run businesses. However, this informal approach has often left aspiring bakers without access to ...

I really like writing books where historical human dramas are the center of attention, and that is something I continue to ...

To commemorate the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the Armenian genocide, and as part of its commitment to historical ...

The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...