as well as economic integration that ties these regions closer to Ankara. The implications of Turkey’s ascendancy extend beyond Syria. By asserting itself as the successor to the Ottoman Empire ...

In the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire was already mired in many of ... the industrial centers continued and tightened, and was the chief economic rationale for global colonial empire. The increase in ...

This talk examines the social history of oriental carpets, particularly the production and circulation of carpets by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. It discusses the central role of mass ...

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 ...