With initial structures dating back to the 18th century, the barracks were constructed on the orders of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. By 1826, the Turkish ruler had overseen the abolition of the ...

Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II rides in an open carriage after proclaiming a new constitution in 1908. But while many assumed that he would be liberal like his brother, he soon put paid to that notion.

Had Ertugrul Osman, the exiled heir to the Ottoman throne ... particularly his legendary grandfather, Sultan Abdulhamit II, who reigned for 33 years in the empire's final decades.

A colourised image of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II (pictured on the backseat of the carriage) arriving for Friday prayers at the Yildiz mosque (Public archive) At the same time, he spearheaded ...

Following an intensive restoration project, the original seal of Sultan Hamid Abdul II – ruler of the Ottoman Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and builder of the landmark ...

Yet all of us owe important parts of our culture and history to the most important empire in Middle Eastern history, the Ottoman Empire, and specifically to one sultan who lived half a millennium ago.

Fearing the effect the sultan's death would have on the army's discipline and morale, the Grand Vizier decided to keep it a secret until Süleyman's son and successor, Selim II, could be informed ...

Sultan Abdulhamid II, the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was remembered in Istanbul on Sunday, 101 years since he passed away. Abdulhamid II was commemorated in the city's Cemberlitas district ...