Why the Ottoman Empire rose and fell One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I.

In 1453, the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of Ottoman control over key trade routes linking Europe with Asia.

The Ottoman sultan who changed America America, Protestantism and coffee all have a Muslim history August 20, 2020 More than 4 years ago Summary (iStock) ...

The bird we call 'Turkey' faces an identity crisis, known as 'Hindi' in Turkey, adding to its global naming confusion.

During the decades that followed, the Ottomans became progressively more engaged in the affairs of this vast and previously unfamiliar region, eventually to the point of launching a systematic ...

It does sound anachronistic, but the routes of smuggling during the Ottoman period still persist today, as European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, estimates that smuggling into Europe ...

The huge Ottoman Empire vesse l was loaded with cargo from many parts of the globe that suggests a previously unknown east-west shipping trade route from China to the Mediterranean.

When archeologist Hiroyuki Miyagi heard that a bunch of ancient Roman and Ottoman coins had been unearthed from the ruins of an old castle in Okinawa, he initially thought it was a hoax.

Abu Dhabi: Replete with hidden gems, the Asian Trade Routes gallery will require one to peer closely into the cases to appreciate the artefacts on display.