What is Osmanlitarihi.tr?
Osmanlitarihi.tr is a history platform that documents the 623-year journey of the Ottoman Empire — founded in 1299 and ended in 1922 — together with its sultans, wars, culture, art, science and daily life. Our aim is to translate academic history sources into clear language and make them accessible to high-school and university students, history enthusiasts and general readers.
Our Mission
Turkish-language online resources on Ottoman history are either highly technical (academic theses) or superficial (forum posts). We set out to fill the gap between the two by offering accurate, well-sourced and readable content.
Our Editorial Process
Articles published from November 2026 onward go through the following stages:
- Topic selection: Driven by reader interest, search demand and historical significance.
- Source research: The relevant entries of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam are collected; concrete facts are checked in entries by different authors.
- Writing and review: The text is written with AI, based on the collected source text; a second AI review, independent of the writing, looks up the facts in the sources and removes anything that cannot be found. The editor reads some of the articles.
- Publication and updates: Articles are revised when new information emerges or an error is reported; the update date appears at the bottom of each article.
For full details, see our Editorial Policy.
Our Sources
In articles published from November 2026 onward, the sources are entries of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi), written and signed by specialists in their fields. The “Sources” section at the end of each article lists the entries used in that article, with links.
Contact
For corrections, content suggestions, collaboration or any other enquiry, please email bilgi@osmanlitarihi.tr or visit our Contact page.
