Beijing is waiting and wondering what comes next, much like Sparta did prior to the outbreak of war in 431 BCE.

Ottoman forces brace for impact as enemies launch a powerful assault.

The Ottoman Empire was not undone by one war, but by centuries of repeated defeats that steadily stripped away its land, ...

Today, Turkey and Iran mistrust each other deeply and have backed opposing camps in wars and political disputes in Iraq, Syria, and the South Caucasus. Yet unlike some of the Unit ...

Talk of war in the Middle East abounds on social media, but not just about the one with Iran. A small, but significant, ...

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Meşher’s 'Art of Travel' brings together rare maps, travel books and artworks to explore how journeys to the Ottoman lands ...

Long before modern intelligence agencies existed, a small group of Indian soldiers and scouts undertook one of the strangest ...

On May 8, 1821, a defining battle in the Greek War of Independence took place at Gravia, a village in the northeastern part ...

A researcher found Canton, Ohio, once had the third-largest percentage of Turkish-Greek immigrants in the U.S. Learn their ...

A Visual Testimony" features 16 staged images from pivotal incidents in Iran's modern history. Each photograph sheds light on ...

In earlier discussions, we explored how the Ottoman Empire managed diversity through the millet system, which granted ...