In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire extended its influence all the way to Southeast Asia, forging alliances and ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

A new inscription may prove Dracula is buried in Naples, Italy, challenging old beliefs about the vampire prince’s final ...

Over the next few months, there is outstanding contemporary art in some of the country’s most romantic and imposing country ...

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

Christopher de Bellaigue’s “The Lion House” is a history of the 16th-century Ottoman sultanate that reads like a novel, overflowing with naval battles, high-stakes diplomacy, opulence ...

Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking palaces in the world, each one built to showcase power, wealth, and royal ...

Known as ‘Suleiman the Magnificent’, this 16th-century fighting sultan also made it onto our list of ‘sadistic sultans’, and with good reason. However, the empire enjoyed something of a high point ...

In a world of shifting borders and fleeting regimes, one truth remains enduring: civilizations remember. Unlike nation-states ...

Such exchange is the locus of the Frist Art Museum’s summer show Venice and the Ottoman Empire, a traveling exhibition of ...