The abandoned ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once an area bustling with Greeks on the slopes of a hill in Asia Minor.

The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...

Most people need a passport, a visa, and a long-haul flight to hop between continents. But in Istanbul, all you need is a ...

The Ottoman Empire, which once spanned much of Europe, Asia an North Africa, lasted from 1285 to 1923. Divers recently ...

Over the next few years, strong ties developed between Ottoman royals and wealthy potentates ... writer to try to explain the societies of West Asia and subcontinent to the western people who ...

The Balkan Peninsula, a crucial crossroads between Europe and Asia, has a storied history marked by the rise of the Byzantine Empire and the iron grip of the Ottoman Empire. From the conquest of the ...

Glen Frederic Matheson, an Armenian-American lawyer whose great-grandfather served as an officer and chief architect in the Ottoman Empire, has obtained Turkish citizenship, adopting the name "Murat." ...