Ottoman Centuries

Step into the enigmatic world of "The Ottoman Empire" a compelling exploration of the rise, zenith, and eventual decline of one of the most formidable empires in history. This meticulously researched account takes listeners on a captivating journey through the annals of time, unraveling the intricate tapestry of a civilization that spanned over six centuries.

In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the "Golden Apple," as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of...

In 1520, a twenty-six-year-old prince inherited the most powerful empire on Earth. Over the next forty-six years, he would conquer Belgrade, Rhodes, Hungary, and Baghdad. His navy would dominate the Mediterranean. His legal code would govern millions for three centuries. His architects would build monuments that still stand today. His people called him "Kanuni"—the Lawgiver. Europeans called him "the Magnificent." Suleiman the Magnificent tells the complete story of the Ottoman Empire's greatest ruler—from the siege of Vienna to the love affair that scandalized his court, from the ...

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the fourth century, when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there, effectively establishing two almost equally powerful halves of antiquity’s greatest empire.

Looking forward to the joys of connubial bliss, newlyweds Lady Emily and Colin Hargreaves, diplomats of the British Empire, set out toward Turkey for an exotic honeymoon. But on their first night in the city, a harem girl is found murdered, strangled in the courtyard of the Sultan's lavish Topkapi Palace. Sir Richard St. Clare, an Englishman who works at the embassy in Constantinople, is present and recognizes the girl as his own daughter who was kidnapped twenty years earlier. Emily and Colin promise the heartbroken father that they'll find her killer.

How did Turkish change across the centuries? How did the language of early Central Asian Turkic communities develop into later literary and historical forms, and eventually into the Turkish spoken and written today? The History of Turkish is a rigorous yet readable college-level introduction to the historical development of Turkish across major stages of its evolution. Written entirely in English, this book guides readers through Old Central Asian Turkish, Thirteenth-Century Turkish, Seventeenth-Century Turkish, and Modern Turkish with clear explanations, carefully selected examples, and ...

By revolutionizing and modernizing Russian arms, including the creation of Russia’s first naval force, Peter was able to pursue an aggressive and expansionist foreign policy that set the stage for the way the European map would be redrawn again and again over the coming centuries. Some of those forays were memorably countered by Western Europeans and the Holy League, but the Ottomans’ most frequent foe was the Russian Empire, which opposed them for both geopolitical and religious reasons.

The Ottoman Empire was at the height of its power during the 16th century when Cecilia Baffo Veniero was kidnapped from her Venetian homeland and chosen to be the wife of Selim II, successor to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. She would be known as Nurbanu. The Mapmaker's Daughter vividly imagines the confession of Nurbanu as she lies on her sickbed narrating the spectacular story of her rise to the pinnacle of imperial power, determined to understand how her extraordinary destiny was shaped. 

After years of trying to break into New York City's literary scene, Madeline Slaughter is emotionally and physically exhausted. When a friend offers her a safe haven as the live-in companion to reclusive, bestselling novelist Victor Hallowell she jumps at the chance to escape the city. Madeline expects to find rest and quiet in the forests of Upstate New York. Instead, she finds Victor, handsome and intensely passionate, and Audrey Coffin, Victor's mysterious and beautiful neighbor.

A two-cent toll. A journey of 5,000 kilometers. One impossibly stubborn man. Kéraban is a wealthy Turkish tobacco merchant, generous to his friends and brave in adversity. He has one fatal flaw: absolute, inflexible stubbornness. Once he has made a decision, nothing—not reason, not danger, not the pleading of companions—will make him deviate from his chosen course. When Kéraban arrives at the Bosphorus to cross from Constantinople's Asian side to its European shore—a ferry ride of minutes across water barely half a kilometer wide—he discovers a new toll has been imposed: ten paras...

Two souls. Countless lifetimes. One unbreakable bond that not even time can sever In My Family Is Everything, the author takes readers on a captivating journey through time, destiny, and enduring love. This instalment of the Mea Promissa Patria series introduces a new era and a new cast of characters, yet returns to the same profound theme: the unbreakable bonds of a soul family. Set in the heart of the medieval Ottoman Empire, the story follows Sarah, whose soul has been reborn into a new life as a man. Taken from his family as a boy and raised as a janissary, he comes to be known as ...

Stolen from his family. Forged into a weapon. Rade was only a boy when the Ottoman Empire tore him from his home and gave him a new name—Mehmet. Raised as a Janissary, he is taught loyalty, discipline… and how to forget who he once was. But some memories refuse to fade. As Mehmet rises through the ranks of the Sultan’s elite guard, he becomes a man feared on the battlefield—yet haunted by the life stolen from him. And when he meets Zehra, the Sultan’s daughter, everything begins to unravel. Their connection is forbidden. Dangerous. Impossible to ignore. In a world ruled by power, ...

In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim "the Grim" conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first time in history into direct contact with the trading world of the Indian Ocean. During the decades that followed, the Ottomans became progressively more engaged in the affairs of this vast and previously unfamiliar region, eventually to the point of launching a systematic ideological, military and commercial challenge to the Portuguese Empire, their main rival for control of the lucrative trade routes of maritime Asia.

"Christopher de Bellaigue has a magic talent for writing history. It is as if we are there as the era of Suleyman the Magnificent unfolds." —Orhan Pamuk, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Narrated through the eyes of the intimates of Suleyman the Magnificent, the sixteenth-century...

The world-changing story of Turkey—a country caught between two worlds This brilliant distillation traces Turkey's long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire—the most enduring, and perhaps the most important, Islamic empire in history—to the emergence of...

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

Toward the middle of the 17th century, the Ottoman Empire is still at the apex of its power... Mehmed IV’s ascent to the throne at the age of six, however, greatly intensifies the struggles for power and control in the Sultan’s court. In a world dominated by men, two intelligent, beautiful and ambitious women wage an open war. The young Sultan’s grandmother and his mother fight over the regency: a severe battle in which all means are allowed to make sure only one of them would come out victorious. Who will overcome her adversary? Will it be the experienced Kösem Mahpeyker, who has ...

The images that are evoked when one speaks of the Ottomans in the West is, without fail, Muslims in prayer, harems of exotic women, eunuch guards, lavish palaces, and colorful fashions. All these things, without doubt, were indeed part and parcel of the Ottoman society and their royal court. Here we will dive into their world, their history, and their society. The rise and fall of the Ottoman juggernaut informs and influences the Middle East to this day.

This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of Turkish–Russian relations from historical roots to contemporary challenges. Covering five centuries of interaction, it explores diplomacy, security, energy, and cultural dimensions within shifting global power structures. Contemporary Turkish–Russian Relations in the 21st Century Global Geopolitics brings together distinguished experts to analyze the evolving dynamics between Türkiye and Russia. Organized into three sections—historical foundations, regional dimensions, and key strategic issues—the book offers in-depth coverage of ...

Rethinking the history of the last thirteen centuries, in Crucible of Light, Elizabeth Drayson pulls together the epic interwoven history of the Muslim and Christian worlds. ‘Absolutely fascinating. At a time when a historical Christian Nationalism and chauvinism are gaining ground, this book...