Turkey

This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great....

Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....

With beguiling prose and rich character portraits, Charles King brings to life a remarkable era when a storied city stumbled into the modern world....

From the taking of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim caliphs and sultans were locked in a 1300-year battle for political, military, economic and religious supremacy.

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's listenable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II....

A best-selling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world - the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna....

The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period....

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....

This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....

Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact....

A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations....

Inside, you will hear about the history of the Ottoman empire, including: origins until the Balkan conquests; institutions and society; 15th-century imperial style, 16th-century Golden Age, cracks before World War I; the Eastern Question; and much more....

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453....

Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed....

A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide....

Whereas for much of human history slavery was somewhat arbitrary, in its later forms, it often had a discriminatory component, typically based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. This distinction shows how the practitioners of slavery justified the practice in terms of ideology....

"Chowdhury’s work stands out as a beacon of clarity... a testament to his dedication to making sense of the headlines and providing readers with ...

Suleiman the Magnificent, the 10th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, may be an unfamiliar figure to many today. But in the 16th century, his military campaigns played a huge role in the shifting face of European politics....

The siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history....

If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of the Ottoman Empire then pay attention....

Narrated through the eyes of the intimates of Suleyman the Magnificent, the 16th-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire, The Lion House animates with stunning immediacy the fears and stratagems of those brought into orbit around him....

Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....

A gripping nonfiction thriller, The Confidence Men is the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time....

The modern Turkish state is one of the premiere powers in the Middle East. She possesses a formidable army and has important relationships and alliances with Western and European powers through her....