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 ...

Thus ended the story of Bonneval Ahmed Pasha: once a promising but typical French nobleman, he became an Ottoman pasha. It is ...

This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc ...

A historian of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Itzkowitz transferred to emeritus status in 2001 after 42 years on the faculty. Itzkowitz’s scholarship covered a range of topics and periods in ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer Aug 14, 2005 Aug 14, 2005 0 Istanbul. The very name sounds foreign, exotic. It is a city astride two continents -- Europe and Asia -- and has been a bridge between ...

SZIGETVAR, Hungary — Scientists said Friday they have found the remains of an Ottoman-era town in the area where the heart of Suleiman the Magnificent is believed to have been buried in the 16th ...

For the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence, volunteers are coming together to clear the Sanhedrin Trail and make "Israel's first interactive hiking path"—and they have found important ...

From a hits-the-spot hammam inspired by the golden age of the Ottoman Empire to a designer fragrance fantasia, here’s a look ...