Ottoman Empire

In pictures: The world's only cast iron Orthodox church is 124 years old

With its story and formidable architecture, the Bulgarian Church symbolises the Ottoman period's values and the cultural mosaic of Turkey’s Istanbul.

Vampire folklores were as popular in Ottoman lands as they are now

Some prominent Ottoman-era travellers vividly captured vampire epidemics and witch fights in travelogues centuries before Western literature popularised them.

Which religion will be the largest by the end of the century?

Islam is not only the world’s fastest growing religion today, but it is projected to be the largest one by 2075.

Bulgaria’s Turks persecuted by former communist regime seek justice

Some members of Bulgaria’s Turkish minority hope to draw global attention to human rights violations committed by the country’s authoritarian rulers against Turks in the 1980s.

Repository of the Turkish women’s movement: Women’s Library

The Women’s Library and Information Centre Foundation located in Istanbul bears witness to 150 years of the women’s movement in Turkey, providing a new perspective to the country’s history.

‘Minarets in the Mountains’: A journey into Muslim Europe

Author Tharik Hussain discusses how his travels to the Balkans shed light on issues like identity and belonging, the roots of Islamophobia, and the European fear of the ‘Turks’.

Rare painting of Hurrem Sultan sold for $173,000 in London auction

The oil painting of Suleyman the Magnificent's wife Hurrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, is from the late 16th-early 17th century.

Oil painting of Suleyman the Magnificent’s wife, Roxelana, to be auctioned

Sotheby's Deputy Director Alexandra Yasmina Roy tells Anadolu Agency that Roxelana is ‘incredibly inspirational.’

Portraits of six Ottoman sultans painted in Venice in the 1600s on sale

Christie’s is auctioning a set of six paintings of Sultans Orhan, Bayezid I, Isa Celebi, Mehmed I, Selim I and Selim II painted in the style of Veronese in Venice after an original set of 14 commissioned by Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha.

Turkey: 1821 Tripolitsa massacre 'black mark in history'

Between 10,000 to 32,000 Turks were massacred in Tripolitsa, which was captured by the Greek militias on September 23, 1821.

Bursa, the 2022 Cultural Capital of the Turkic World

Bursa, the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire, was elected as the 2022 Cultural Capital of the Turkic World by the International Organization of Turkic Culture on 16 September 2021.

Barbaros: Another Turkish series to take the world by storm?

Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean will take viewers on a historic journey across the Ottoman Empire as they follow the adventures of four brothers who become seafarers.