T he Armenian genocide was the mass murder of up to one million Armenians during the First World War. Sometimes called the ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30. A s it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather ...

A hundred years ago, the Ottoman Empire slipped into the mists of history. A mighty realm that had survived for centuries and straddled three continents had reached the end of the road, ceasing to ...

EDIRNE, Turkey -- On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ...

The Ottoman caliphate, whose nature was reinterpreted multiple times throughout the empire's history, was to survive for 412 years, from 1512 until 1924. Who was the last caliph?

The ensemble’s most recent and final program of their season, “In the Realm of Osman,” showcased Ottoman Empire music and art from the 17th to 19th centuries.