Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. 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 the ...

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Following defeat in World War I, it was formally abolished in 1922. More than a dozen independent countries emerged from territories the Ottoman sultans once ruled.

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There are plenty of palaces and pavilions dotted along the Bosphorus Strait that are open for visitors to explore—from the sprawling former residences of Ottoman Sultans to the last home of ...

Since the 15th century, Greece had been ruled by the Ottoman Empire, whose troops had converted the Acropolis into a garrison, and whose sultan, Mehmed II, had turned the Parthenon itself into a ...

From the introduction of the fez to contemporary art installations, Türkiye’s cultural identity evolves at the crossroads of ...

If you’re looking to understand the different architectural styles and eras of Istanbul, here are five beautiful mosques to ...

It was here that the British Army, supported by British Empire troops from India, New Zealand and Australia, fought against the army of another empire – the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Sultan Mehmed ...