The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

Seasoned French political scientist Julien Zarifian has published a thoroughly researched and thought-provoking book that ...

Kings and Generals' animated series on Ottoman history returns with a fascinating question - why did the powerful Ottoman ...

atv Distribution has licensed its historical drama The Ottoman ( Kuruluş Osman) in Slovenia. The series chronicles the rise of Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Burak Özçivit stars in the ...

Hidden in the footnotes of history books, these lesser-known leaders of Greek origin held great power over numerous countries ...

This is the fifteenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

MEE speaks to Mourad, a Legion d’Honneur award recipient for her writing, on her extraordinary life and family history ...

Greek castles remind us of impressive stories from their epic past, some ranked among the best-preserved buildings in Europe.

Small historic towns give a unique peek into the past, each with its own architecture, culture, and traditions ...

It was hard to miss the note of alarm in a Hill headline on “Neo-Ottoman Turkey’s triumph over its regional rivals.” “Turkey,” Washington policy analyst Andrew Latham warned, “has carved out a new ...

The governments of Indonesia and Turkey have agreed to enhance cooperation in the film industry by producing a film that ...