To retrace a thousand years of Turkish culture and a civilization stretching from Central Asia to the Balkans, one need only step inside London’s Royal Academy of Arts. “Turks,” the institute’s latest ...
In 1595 Mehmed III became sultan of the Ottoman empire. In order to preempt any challenges to his power, he ordered aides to strangle all 19 of his brothers, some of them no older than infants. They ...
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Introduction: the white castle -- The beginning: Gazi Osman and Orhan -- The sultan and his converted slaves: Murad I -- Resurrecting the dynasty: Bayezid I, Mehmed I, and Murad II -- Conquering the ...