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

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

The two-day event begins Saturday and features demonstrations, encampments, music and hundreds of reenactors to show how military uniforms, weapons and tactics evolved through the centuries.

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 ...

It is natural for a leader to present an image of invincibility, solidity, strength, and wisdom to those around him/her.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...