Essays on Ottoman Empire

Tughra of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, ca. 1550–1560; ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 20 12 inches × 25 3/8 inches, is the first image on the left. It appears that between the 14th and 16th centuries, strong kingdoms of the time occupied wide swaths of the globe. Some...

The time period Islamic historically means that work that was designed in a region that was dominated by Muslims. This religion has been in existence when you consider that 600 AD in what is at present known as Saudi Arabia. The Islamic faith spread out in the seventh century first...

In the waterfront city of Thessaloniki, the capital city of Macedonia, the White Tower of Thessaloniki is a memorial and a museum. A replacement of the old Byzantine fortification that was dominant during the Ottoman Empire is the present wall. The Ottoman Empire restored the old White Tower to fortify...