The Battle of Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 played a crucial yet overlooked role in Greece's fight for ...

Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

Revolutionary socialist Eren spoke to Arthur Townend about the ongoing protests, the background for the anger and the crisis ...

Of course, Turkey today is not a Christian country ... but it hasn’t been the capital since the Ottoman Empire collapsed ...

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 ...

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

The governments of Armenia and Turkey will sign a peace agreement in Zurich on Saturday that would normalize relations after ...

To pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the jailing of his top rival, the opposition wants Turks to boycott companies ...

Selim I ruled the Ottoman Empire for eight years until 1520 ... Tensions have recently mounted between Cairo and Ankara after Turkey objected to a maritime border demarcation that Egypt signed ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from ...