Explore the final years of the Ottoman Empire as it crumbled from internal decay, foreign occupation, and nationalist ...

The Ottoman Empire was one of the main powers of the 15th and 16th centuries. Its colossal dimensions guaranteed it a military surplus that allowed it to recover from any defeat in a very short time, ...

Why the Ottoman Empire rose and fell. ... Control of some of the world’s most lucrative trade routes led to vast wealth, while its impeccably organized military system led to military might.

The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299. It achieved its greatest military victory in 1453 with the conquest of Constantinople. This ended the thousand-year history of the Eastern Roman Empire and ...

What sparked the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I? In this episode, Kings and Generals dives into the complex causes behind the Arab uprising — from long-standing ...

Not since the days of the Ottoman Empire has the Turkish military had such an extensive global footprint. Under its ambitious president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey sent troops to Libya to turn ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30. A s it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather ...

The Ottoman empire was not only contending with its internal weaknesses, but also a global revolutionary moment, ... Military defeats, and persistent internal turmoil, ...

The British feared that if the Ottoman Empire were successful in defeating the Allied armies in the region, ... On the Ottoman side, nearly 87,000 soldiers are thought to have died.

A hundred years ago, the Ottoman Empire slipped into the mists of history. A mighty realm that had survived for centuries and straddled three continents had reached the end of the road, ceasing to ...