Who Was Kösem Sultan? Her Life, Power and Impact on Ottoman History
Learn about Kösem Sultan’s rise at court, her role under Murad IV and İbrahim, her rivalry with Turhan Sultan and the legacy she left to history.
Who Was Kösem Sultan? Her Life, Power and Impact on Ottoman History →
Why Was the Gallipoli Campaign a Turning Point for the Ottomans?
Learn the military, political and social significance of the Gallipoli Campaign for the Ottomans, from 18 March to the land battles, with its causes and results.
Why Was the Gallipoli Campaign a Turning Point for the Ottomans? →
List of Ottoman Grand Viziers: Complete List and Key Figures by Period
Explore the list of Ottoman grand viziers, from the first viziers to the last grand vizier: the chronology, key names and the changing role of the office.
List of Ottoman Grand Viziers: Complete List and Key Figures by Period →
How Did the Ottoman Empire Change under Suleiman I?
Read a short, clear account of how the Ottoman Empire changed under Suleiman I, from conquest to law and from sea power to architecture, and of the lasting effects of that change.
How Did the Ottoman Empire Change under Suleiman I? →
How Did the Cem Sultan Affair Change the Ottoman Empire?
Cem Sultan’s struggle for the throne exposed the Ottoman succession problem and long shaped Bayezid II’s domestic politics and European diplomacy.
How Did the Cem Sultan Affair Change the Ottoman Empire? →
The Place and Importance of the Ottoman Empire in World History
Explore the place of the Ottoman Empire in world history through politics, war, trade, law, urban life, culture and modernisation.
The Place and Importance of the Ottoman Empire in World History →
Why Did the Ottoman Stagnation Period Begin?
Why did the Ottoman stagnation period begin? Sokullu Mehmed Pasha’s death in 1579, the eleven sultans up to the Treaty of Karlowitz, the main causes, the Köprülü recovery and why the concept is debated.
Why Did the Ottoman Stagnation Period Begin? →
Characteristics of the Ottoman Rise Period
What were the characteristics of the Ottoman rise period? The sultans and great campaigns of 1453–1579, the Imperial Council, the kanunnames, the timar system, the capitulations and Mimar Sinan.
Characteristics of the Ottoman Rise Period →
The Role of Women in the Ottoman Period
What was the role of women in the Ottoman period? Property, endowments, marriage, divorce, inheritance and education, based on court registers and the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam.
The Role of Women in the Ottoman Period →
Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire and Their Causes
Why did rebellions break out in the Ottoman Empire? From princes’ struggles to the Celali revolts, and from Patrona Halil to Kabakçı Mustafa: the uprisings that shook the state, with sources.
Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire and Their Causes →
