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 ...

Have you ever heard of a sultan who would enter taverns in disguise and personally punish wrongdoers? That was Murad IV, the Iron Sultan, who ruled the Ottoman Empire with an iron fist after ascending ...

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 ...