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

The battle began on March 18, 1915, when the British and French navies launched a large-scale naval assault to seize control ...

"It remains an extraordinary story," said Mathew Lyons in Literary Review. On 18 May 1565, an Ottoman fleet of some 200 ships carrying more than 25,000 soldiers appeared off Malta, to be joined ...

The historical incorporation of the Dodecanese into Greece in 1948 was a pivotal moment, not only for the region but also for the entire Greek state. The official incorporation of..

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

Alice Roberts goes to Ankara to visit the grave of Atatürk, who witnessed the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Then she goes to Bursa, where the tomb of Osman, the founder of the state, is located.