A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman ... eaten by the sultan. Ottoman sultans prized ...

If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to visit once you’ve checked the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque off your list ...

Travel to the Jaipur Literature Festival to understand our times, everything from AI and art to ancient wisdom ...

Founded by Hurrem Sultan, wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I in 1558, the Imaret’s operations, including funding, administration and daily activities had a profound impact on the diverse ...

Last year, Istanbul's 500-year-old Zeyrek Cinili Hammam -- built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent by the celebrated Ottoman architect ... 1730 that overthrew Sultan Ahmed III.

When Disraeli contrived to acquire it from the Sultan of Turkey in 1878 ... It had maintained their identity as Greeks under the Ottoman Empire, and initiated the military as well as civil struggle ...

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Suleiman traced this history, showing how language has shaped and been shaped by competing claims over the city’s public space. Before the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1917, Jerusalem’s signs ...