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Manisa kicks off week-long festieves with Türkiye Culture Route Festival

Manisa kicks off week-long festieves with Türkiye Culture Route Festival

Culture

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Lost Ottoman naval landmark to rise again on Bosphorus shore

Lost Ottoman naval landmark to rise again on Bosphorus shore

Culture

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Kanuni Suleyman: The magnificent sultan

Kanuni Suleyman: The magnificent sultan

Culture

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How simple weights tell complex story of Ottoman Buda Image

Culture

How simple weights tell complex story of Ottoman Buda

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Sultan who struck like lightning Image

Culture

Sultan who struck like lightning

6 min read

Historic Ottoman neighborhood in Trabzon becomes key stop for tourists Image

Culture

Historic Ottoman neighborhood in Trabzon becomes key stop for tourists

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Once crowning Ottoman heads, the 'fez' and its long journey through daily life Image

Culture

Once crowning Ottoman heads, the 'fez' and its long journey through daily life

5 min read

Cinema in Ottoman Empire: How new spectacle reshaped urban life Image

Culture

Cinema in Ottoman Empire: How new spectacle reshaped urban life

7 min read

The Sultan’s Salon: How Ottoman court jewels were sold in 1911 Paris sale Image

Culture

The Sultan’s Salon: How Ottoman court jewels were sold in 1911 Paris sale

5 min read

Istanbul’s 200-year-old Bosphorus mansion goes to heirs of Russian Embassy's employee Image

Nation

Istanbul’s 200-year-old Bosphorus mansion goes to heirs of Russian Embassy's employee

2 min read

Sudan’s El-Fashir under RSF control: City or mass grave? Image

Region

Sudan’s El-Fashir under RSF control: City or mass grave?

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Türkiye’s historical depth makes it more welcome in Syria, says Kuwaiti analyst Image

Region

Türkiye’s historical depth makes it more welcome in Syria, says Kuwaiti analyst

2 min read

Subterranean tunnels in Bet She’an Valley uncover Mamluk-era sugar industry later used by Ottomans Image

Culture

Subterranean tunnels in Bet She’an Valley uncover Mamluk-era sugar industry later used by Ottomans

4 min read

The Sultan’s Salon: Silken noose—execution of Sultan Ibrahim I Image

Culture

The Sultan’s Salon: Silken noose—execution of Sultan Ibrahim I

5 min read

4th International Congress on Ottoman studies opens in Venice Image

Culture

4th International Congress on Ottoman studies opens in Venice

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Count Nikolai Tolstoy visits Yedikule Fortress, reflects on family history in Istanbul Image

Culture

Count Nikolai Tolstoy visits Yedikule Fortress, reflects on family history in Istanbul

2 min read

What 19th-century Japanese writer Yamada thought about Istanbul Image

Culture

What 19th-century Japanese writer Yamada thought about Istanbul

4 min read

Site of fortress conquered by Ottoman founder Osman I in early 1300s identified Image

Culture

Site of fortress conquered by Ottoman founder Osman I in early 1300s identified

3 min read

Did Sultan Abdulhamid II really send a robot to Japan? Story unraveled Image

Culture

Did Sultan Abdulhamid II really send a robot to Japan? Story unraveled

3 min read

Ottoman admiral Piri Reis' failed Hormuz campaign that led to his execution Image

Culture

Ottoman admiral Piri Reis' failed Hormuz campaign that led to his execution

2 min read

Forgotten Papal letter reveals bold attempt to convert Sultan Mehmed II to Christianity Image

Culture

Forgotten Papal letter reveals bold attempt to convert Sultan Mehmed II to Christianity

3 min read

Life on Chios in 18th century revealed through Ottoman records Image

Culture

Life on Chios in 18th century revealed through Ottoman records

1 min read

Hama’s Norias: Ottoman-era water wheels along Orontes Image

Culture

Hama’s Norias: Ottoman-era water wheels along Orontes

3 min read

Professor Machiel Kiel: Man who preserved Ottoman Balkan heritage Image

Culture

Professor Machiel Kiel: Man who preserved Ottoman Balkan heritage

6 min read

How Ottomans, Swedes shaped 18th-century diplomacy Image

Culture

How Ottomans, Swedes shaped 18th-century diplomacy

4 min read

Why Ottomans believed they were true heirs of Rome Image

Culture

Why Ottomans believed they were true heirs of Rome

4 min read

Ottoman legacy: Turks made Libya what it is today—here’s how Image

Culture

Ottoman legacy: Turks made Libya what it is today—here’s how

6 min read

All you need to know about Lagari Hasan Celebi—first person to fly in a rocket Image

Culture

All you need to know about Lagari Hasan Celebi—first person to fly in a rocket

2 min read

Inside the siege of Constantinople: Miracles, morale and the last defense Image

Culture

Inside the siege of Constantinople: Miracles, morale and the last defense

9 min read

Killing the brother: Gaining and maintaining power as an Ottoman sultan Image

Culture

Killing the brother: Gaining and maintaining power as an Ottoman sultan

10 min read

French spy in Ottoman custody: Napoleon’s secret diplomatic gamble in Istanbul Image

Culture

French spy in Ottoman custody: Napoleon’s secret diplomatic gamble in Istanbul

3 min read

What If America had been Ottoman? Forgotten proposal from Columbus to Sultan Bayezid II Image

Culture

What If America had been Ottoman? Forgotten proposal from Columbus to Sultan Bayezid II

4 min read

Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones Image

Culture

Language of dead: Cultural symbols on Turkish gravestones

3 min read

How conquest of Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed II changed world Image

Culture

How conquest of Istanbul by Sultan Mehmed II changed world

4 min read

Ottoman archaeo-diplomacy shaped European power games in 19th century Image

Culture

Ottoman archaeo-diplomacy shaped European power games in 19th century

3 min read

European intellectuals made targeting Turks their mission—here’s why Image

Culture

European intellectuals made targeting Turks their mission—here’s why

6 min read

Ottoman Istanbul’s sacred duty: When Sultanahmet Mosque became Kaaba cover workshop Image

Culture

Ottoman Istanbul’s sacred duty: When Sultanahmet Mosque became Kaaba cover workshop

4 min read

Circassians worldwide mark 161st Anniversary of 1864 exile Image

Culture

Circassians worldwide mark 161st Anniversary of 1864 exile

2 min read

From Homs to Santiago: A forgotten chapter of Ottoman migration to Latin America Image

Culture

From Homs to Santiago: A forgotten chapter of Ottoman migration to Latin America

3 min read

Tracing Turkishness in Ottoman Empire: Myths vs historical evidence Image

Culture

Tracing Turkishness in Ottoman Empire: Myths vs historical evidence

7 min read

Orthodox Christianity was saved by Sultan Mehmed II, says Bulgarian historian Image

Balkans

Orthodox Christianity was saved by Sultan Mehmed II, says Bulgarian historian

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How Ottoman Empire protected Easter celebrations in Jerusalem? Image

Culture

How Ottoman Empire protected Easter celebrations in Jerusalem?

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Ottoman heir Kenize Murad awarded France's prestigious Legion d'Honneur Image

Lifestyle

Ottoman heir Kenize Murad awarded France's prestigious Legion d'Honneur

3 min read

'Protocol': All you need to know about Ottoman Eid ceremonies Image

Culture

'Protocol': All you need to know about Ottoman Eid ceremonies

13 min read

Cabbages vs. Okras: Eternal rival teams in the Ottoman Palace Image

Culture

Cabbages vs. Okras: Eternal rival teams in the Ottoman Palace

13 min read

Tsar Peter against Ottomans: Nearly lost his life while building Greater Russia Image

Culture

Tsar Peter against Ottomans: Nearly lost his life while building Greater Russia

15 min read

Reassessing Ottoman multiculturalism: A response to Japanese historian's claims Image

Culture

Reassessing Ottoman multiculturalism: A response to Japanese historian's claims

3 min read

Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy Image

Culture

Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy

11 min read

Late Ottoman Empire: Commentaries on women in public Image

Culture

Late Ottoman Empire: Commentaries on women in public

11 min read

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