Between 1900 and 1922, the Ottoman Empire went from a fading superpower to complete collapse undone by internal strife, World ...

Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of the empire's fiscal model, and analyzes favorite works of Ottoman literature ...

This documentary delves into the Sultanate of Women, a transformative period in Ottoman history when royal women held unprecedented political influence. From within the imperial harem, mothers, ...

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions and it sounds like 2025, but this was life in the Ottoman Empire 200 ...