A new show illuminates the rich artistic wonders that arose out of the 400 years of commerce between the Republic of Venice ...

A new study reveals how the Greek Revolution reshaped the Ottoman Empire's governance and deepened surveillance of non-Muslim ...

Mezze can be made up of just a few, or dozens of dishes, depending on what’s available and the size of the dining party. These are the main items you’ll find in mezze spreads, though each region has ...

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from suspicions of non-Muslim ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

Glen Frederic Matheson, an Armenian-American lawyer whose great-grandfather served as an officer and chief architect in the Ottoman Empire, has obtained Turkish citizenship, adopting the name "Murat." ...

None of his recent films are as strange and bewildering as “The Empire,” a science-fiction epic, where the action is split between a galactic void and the Opal coast in Northern France. After the ...

In Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...

The Scam Empire investigation is a collaborative effort by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Swedish Television and various media outlets, based on 1.9 terabytes of leaked ...