Cihangir, Istanbul’s artistic enclave, is a vibrant blend of creativity and culture, where the lives of artists, ...

Tehran has adopted the old American M60’s and endowed them with a more regionally fitting name: after an Ottoman Emperor?

By Michael Prodger, Zoë Huxford and Barney Horner The curse of the subtitle of Christopher de Bellaigue’s study of the most powerful of all Ottoman sultans, Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566), was ...

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

Renowned globally as the 'Master of Calligraphers,' Hasan Çelebi, who passed away at the age of 88 in Istanbul, left an indelible mark on places ...

This is the story of Suleiman the Magnificent's attempt to conquer Malta, the headquarters of a Catholic military order that had become a thorn in his side. They were known as the Knights ...

Matt Braun and Cody Schoenmann are yet again predicting MLB Award winners. Will they have better fortunes in 2025?

Walking through the cemetery in the courtyard of Suleymaniye Mosque — one of the historical peninsula’s landmarks — takes you past the tombs of famed Ottoman Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent ...

Suleiman I (1494-1566), the tenth sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, fully deserved the title of “Magnificent”, which the West had attached to his name since his accession in 1520. His 46-year reign is ...