Written by Ehtesamul Hoque The year 1402 is a giant pillar in the long hall of history. It was the year two titans crashed together on the dusty plains of Ankara. Most history books focus on the sharp swords, the thundering horses, and the giant war elephants brought...

Written by Hannah Babar Mubarak Rabia Bala Hatun, the daughter of Sheikh Edebali and the wife of Osman I, played an important role in the early foundations of the Ottoman Empire. Raised in a respected religious household, she carried the teachings and values of her...

From modest beginnings the Ottoman state evolved into one of the great maritime empires of the early modern world. Ottoman seafaring connected three continents, fostered commercial networks from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, and projected military might across the...