Istanbul’s 11 historic gates continue to preserve traces of the civilizations that shaped the city, carrying stories from the Roman and Byzantine ...

October 2, 2026OverviewIn this episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast, we welcome military historian and professor Cy Shepard to ...

About Piri Reis map. The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one third of the map survives, housed in th ...

Part 18When studying world history, there comes a point when histories that previously seemed separate suddenly appear ...

About sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The sultans of the Ottoman Empire, who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty, ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived incep ...

On this day in 1687, the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens was severely damaged during a Venetian bombardment aimed at ...

Its cession to Albania under the Florence Protocol (1913) and its final transfer to the neighbouring country in 1923 – The ...

In the early 15th century, the Balkans and Eastern Europe as a whole suffered under Ottoman raids and conquest. The Ottoman ...

The Mediterranean destination offers remote beaches, charming tavernas and mountain retreats. Here, four locals share their ...

Topkapi Sarayi spreads across Istanbul’s historic peninsula as a palace of courtyards, pavilions, gardens and collections.

Kapalicarsi, Istanbul’s Covered Bazaar, is a market experienced as architecture: domed passages, masonry walls, old bedestens ...

The collapse comes after the successful deal between the British Museum and France to see the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the ...