The Ottoman Empire

The Three Ottoman Capitals

The Ottomans before opening and naming the magnificent city of Istanbul (Constantinople) as the capital of the Empire. They had appointed...

Istanbul, The City On Two Continents

Istanbul is the largest and most important city in Turkey, although it was replaced by the proclamation of the Republic in 1923 by Ankara...

Ottoman Europe, Its Origins

Turkish-speaking nomadic tribes, originating from a large area in Central Asia, started migrating into the Arab world after 700, and by...

The History Of Bosnia Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina have a rich and varied history. This is due to its unmovable presence at the crossroads in Europe. Bosnia and...

Suleiman, The Magnificent or The Law giver?

Before the Ottoman empire was cursed as the sick man of Europe by the Europeans. This great empire was held with great admiration in...

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The Ottoman Civil war!

The Ottoman Interregnum was actually a civil war between 1402 and 1413, just over a century after the beginning of the Ottoman Empire,...

The Ottoman Entrance on to the World Stage!

The Ottoman dynasty can be divided into the following five stages: 1. Rise 1299-1453 Osman I, Orhan, Murad I, BayezidI, Mehmed I, Murad...

Mehmed Fatih, The Caesar of Rome!

Mehmed II was born on 30/03/1432, in the then Ottoman capital Edirne. His father was Sultan Murad II (1404–1451) and his mother Hüma...