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The Ottoman Siege of Malta. Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North C ...
Explore the disappearance of ancient powerful countries which were once powerful, mighty and stood strong in the annals of ...
What sparked the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I? In this episode, Kings and Generals dives into the complex causes behind the Arab uprising — from long-standing ...
The truth behind the newly-revamped Pakistan-Turkey relations lies in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dream of re-establishing a modern version of the Ottoman Empire, and expanding Ankara ...
How Erdogan’s Ottoman energy ambitions threaten Israel and the West – opinion Erdogan’s ambitions in Syria go beyond fighting ISIS. Is he laying the foundation for a modern Ottoman Empire?
Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by people. This means the creation of borders is often a political exercise – ...
At its peak, the empire spanned a massive 5.5 million square kilometers (over 2.1 square miles), and stretched to parts of Afghanistan, Turkey, and modern-day Pakistan.
Published: November 26, 2024 6:30 am Last Updated: November 26, 2024 8:13 am The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East.
In 1494, two European neighbours signed a treaty at Tordesillas on the Douro river, agreeing to share power over the Atlantic and the Americas along a meridian that would cut the entire world into ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A new book written Dr. Azad Ahmed Ali and published by Rudaw Research Center sheds light on the area that was known as “Ottoman Kurdistan” during the empire and how ...
Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould No previous imperial formation reshaped the world in such a way that has distorted our relations to the earth and one and another.