The collapse of the Ottoman empire had vital ramifications for the international politics of the Middle East. The Ottoman empire for several centuries constituted the primary unifying force among the Islamic world in the middle east. Turkey, under Ottoman control, was more symbolic of a centralized leadership or base of power that governed the greater ...
The Janissaries were a critical constituent in the development of supremacy of the Ottoman Empire. What started as a tentatively structured team of soldiers accumulated through forced recruitment from the class of prisoners taken into custody after battle progressively developed into a privileged and influential warrior force that also provided a quite effective way to ...
The Ottoman Empire was one of the most successful Islamic Empires in history. It began 1289 with its first emperor, Osman Bey, and would continue to not only exist but expand until it was finally dissolved by the victorious Allied forces after World War I. The Ottoman Empire began located right on the board of ...
After the death of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire began to decline, mostly as a result of a series of rulers who themselves seemed peculiarly uninterested in the actual job of governing the empire. Despite this lack of muscular political management, however, the Ottoman Empire remained the single most influential force in the western ...
Cuisine In Turkey, discussions of culture or politics generally occur over coffee. Imported from Syria in 1555, coffee was considered “the milk of chess players and thinkers” and played an important part in ceremonies of the imperial court. Today, women usually converse over coffee and sweets at home, whereas men meet in coffeehouses. Turkish coffee ...