Murad IV issued strict orders that anyone caught drinking alcohol, smoking, or dealing in drugs would be punished immediately ...
A row has erupted in the Kosovo town named after 14th century Serbian knight Milos Obilic, the alleged killer of invader Sultan Murad I, over whether to name a cultural centre after the Ottoman ...
In the year 1574, the Sultan, Selim the Drunkard, died, and was succeeded by his son, Murad III. The new Sultan’s person, his physical condition, his character, and his habits are described, with some ...
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 80, No. 2 (2017), pp. 283-304 (22 pages) This study examines how Devletoğlu Yūsuf Balıḳesrī's versified Hanafi law ...
MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — A church bell sounds, the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers, deep voices are raised in communal chant. And high in the great tower of ...
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who was commemorated on the 542nd anniversary of his passing on Wednesday, is among the greatest leaders of history as a military genius, great statesman, and ...
Dolmabahce Palace, which witnessed the cultural and political transformation of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century Türkiye, still stands as one of the magnificent structures of the reform period.