Discover the fascinating history of the Ottoman Empire in this animated video, tracing its rise, peak, and eventual decline.

On May 24, 1565, the Ottoman Empire unleashed a devastating artillery barrage on Malta’s Fort St. Elmo, marking the beginning ...

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 ...

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 ...

Erzurum and Kars figured in most wars between the Ottoman and Russian empires, and both fortress cities were part of the end games of the 1854 Crimean War. Photo by Matthew Stevenson.

In fact, some Americans don’t even know what the Ottoman Empire was. When Americans think of the Middle East, they often view it as a theater for American wars and a region essential for its oil.

Up to 1.2 million Armenians were killed in World War I-era atrocities in the Ottoman Empire. What happened in Turkey starting in 1915 and why Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to recognize ...

The Ottoman Empire’s Influence on the Present Day Alan Mikhail talks about “God’s Shadow,” and Benjamin Lorr discusses “The Secret Life of Groceries.” Hosted by Pamela Paul Listen 1:04:31 ...