The Ottoman Empire’s most enduring kanun codes were already compiled by the end of the 16th century. Sultans Mehmed II (r. 1451-1481) and Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566) were particularly important in ...

How did the Empire come about ... may have migrated to Anatolia to escape the Mongol conquests of the 13th century.

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from ...

Among all the wonderful and long-awaited flowers of spring, tulips occupy a special place in hearts and history. Brought to ...

Crusius plundered contemporary travel accounts for information alongside chronicles and histories. He recognised ...

Professor Alice Roberts takes a train ride that covers 600 years of the Ottoman Empire. Her mission is to learn about this vast empire that started with a dream in the 14th century. Alice Roberts ...