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

From the battlefields of Morea to the halls of power in London and Washington, the Greek War of Independence set the stage ...

Explore the inspiring story of Greece’s 1821 War of Independence, highlighting heroes like Ypsilantis and Byron ...

Europe and Russia's shifting stances during the Greek War of Independence and their influential roles in the conflict's ...

I n 1900, the Ottoman Empire ruled parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. That changed by the eve of World War I. Internal nationalist rebellions and defeat in wars against Italy and former Ottoman ...

What can Indian and Pakistani press archives, government records and memoirs tell us about the Middle East of the 1920s and ...

Fez hats were once a symbol of the Ottoman Empire. But after they were banned in Egypt in the 1950s, fez shops largely disappeared. We visited one of the last shops in Cairo, where Nasser Abd El ...

To commemorate the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the Armenian genocide, and as part of its commitment to historical ...

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 ...

NARA--Artifacts recovered from an Ottoman Empire frigate that sank off Japan’s Kii Peninsula in the Meiji Era (1868-1912) were at risk of disintegrating until researchers hit upon the idea of ...