Rageh Omaar traces the history of the Ottoman empire. A super-power of a million square miles, it matched the glories of Ancient Rome and collapsed less than a hundred years ago ...

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

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 Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

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

In a world dominated by sultans, it was the women of the Ottoman Empire who truly held power ... these formidable women shaped the fate of one of history’s greatest empires.

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

An exploration of the Ottoman Empire's rich history, travelling across Turkey and beyond via its local railway routes. In the first episode, Alice starts her journey in Adana, near Syria.

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

Rise of the Ravens stars Gellért K Kádár and Vivien Rujder join showrunner Balázs Lengyel to tell DQ how they transported ...