Coffee must have been the secret weapon of Greek, Slav, and Albanian mercenary units, the stratioti, that fought together ...

After losing World War 1, the Ottoman Empire was forced into total submission through the Armistice of Mudros, stripping it of its army, territory, and sovereignty. Allied forces occupied ...

In a new book, a Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) professor challenges the traditional notion that the Ottoman Empire crumbled slowly, as a result of ethnic and ...

At the turn of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire was at the zenith of its power. However, its success did not go unnoticed ...

Turkey has been in the news in recent weeks for a role it knows well: peacemaker. As tensions simmer between the United ...

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived in the region for millennia. However, the Great Catastrophe of Smyrna and ...

Christop Waltz also stars in director Luc Besson's mixed-bag adaptation of the 1897 horror novel.

President Trump is posing a dilemma for historians focusing on the Middle Eastern war theatre. Will history repeat itself? I ...

Violence is not a Jewish invention, nor is it unique to the Middle East. War is a constant of human history, regardless of ...

Speculation about a possible U.S. military attack on Iran has once again captured global attention. Warships repositioned, air power signaled, and ...

Recall the image etched in memory: a bulldozer driven by fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State smashing through the ...

Discover the history of Iraq's name. Learn why the region was called the 'Cradle of Civilization,' and the changes that led ...