Ottoman Sultans and Art: Architecture, Literature, and Cultural Heritage
How did the Ottoman sultans support art? The Süleymaniye and Sinan, the poet sultans, Şeyh Hamdullah, the court ateliers, the şehnamecis and Selim III.
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Alexander the Great and the Ottoman Sultans: Historical Parallels
What parallels link Alexander the Great and the Ottoman sultans? Dhu al-Qarnayn, Ahmedi’s Iskendername of 1390 and Mehmed the Conqueror’s idea of world dominion.
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Ottoman Sultans’ War Strategies: Stories of Victory and Defeat
How did the Ottoman sultans plan their wars? The conquest of Istanbul, Chaldiran, Ridaniya and Mohács, and the defeats at Lepanto and Vienna.
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Ottoman Sultans and Reform Movements: Efforts at Modernization
Which reform movements did the Ottoman sultans carry out? Modernization under Selim III, Mahmud II, Abdülmecid, Abdülaziz and Abdülhamid II, from the Nizam-ı Cedid to the constitution.
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What Was the Education System Like in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the Ottoman education system like? From the sıbyan mekteb, the madrasa and the Enderun to the engineering schools, rüşdiyes and the Darülfünun, with dates and sources.
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How Did Mehmed I Reunify the State after the Ottoman Interregnum?
How did Mehmed Çelebi defeat his brothers and reunite the Ottoman state after the Interregnum? Çamurlu, reconciliation with Byzantium, Sheikh Bedreddin and the timar order.
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Key Differences Between the Young Ottomans and the Young Turks
Why are the Young Ottomans and the Young Turks so often confused? Their periods, leading figures, methods, ideas and contributions to the 1876 and 1908 constitutions compared.
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The Young Ottomans and Namık Kemal: What Was the Powerful Voice of Liberty?
Discover how Namık Kemal transformed the Young Ottomans' ideas of liberty, homeland, and the press into a powerful public language.
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What Did the Young Ottomans Want? The Roots of the Idea of Liberty
What did the Young Ottomans want? Their demands for liberty, a constitution and a parliament, the newspapers Muhbir and Hürriyet, and the road to the 1876 Kanun-ı Esasi.
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Who Were the Young Ottomans? Traces of the Secret Society
Who were the Young Ottomans? The secret society founded in 1865, Namık Kemal, Ziya Pasha, Ali Suavi and Mustafa Fazıl Pasha, the newspapers of Paris and London, and the road to the constitution of 1876.
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