"It is utterly dangerous and wrong to mischaracterise the investigations," Turkish Justice Minister Yilzam Tunc said.

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

Americans from coast to coast will have the opportunity to witness the first “Blood Moon” visible anywhere in the world in almost three years.

The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows an archaeological excavation site near the Kaman-Kalehoyuk Archaeological ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows a view of the Kaman-Kalehoyuk Archaeological Museum in Kirsehir province, Trkiye. (Photo by Safar ...

Credit: Glz19 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons As the Byzantine Empire experienced several cycles ... The fall of Constantinople in 1453 to Ottoman Turks under the leadership of Mehmed II is here ...

After the war, with the Ottoman Empire defeated and occupied by Allied forces ... expelled foreign occupiers and abolished the Ottoman sultanate, ending the rule of Mehmed VI, the last sultan. This ...

EDINBURGH — Edinburgh University Press has announced the publication of Dr. Mehmet Polatel’s Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire, 1850–1914. The book is part of the series Edinburgh ...

The festivities kick off at 10 a.m. with a mehter band workshop led by NEC faculty member Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Mehter bands started during the Ottoman empire as the first recorded military bands.

Edinburgh University Press has announced the publication of Dr. Mehmet Polatel’s Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire, 1850–1914.The book is part of the series “Edinburgh ...