"This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition 'The sultan's world: The Ottoman Orient in Renaissance art,' BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, 27 February-31 May, 2015; 'Ottomania: The ...

An ongoing exhibition at a Polish museum offers a glimpse of the 16th century Ottoman Empire through the eyes of Renaissance masters. In an attempt to revive art and culture, an ongoing exhibition at ...

Western depictions of the Ottoman Empire range from terrible foe to exotic paradise. Alastair Sooke examines what was perceived as ‘the horror of the orient’ – and how artists got over it. On 29 May ...

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with the British, French and German empires, and the empires of Spain and ...