The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...

The Trump administration is preparing to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely used wartime authority, to fast-track ...

They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs,” explained an Alawite writer living in coastal ...

Edinburgh University Press has announced the publication of Dr. Mehmet Polatel’s Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman ...

Note: These reflections were delivered as the keynote address on March 1, 2025, at the Detroit ARF Azadamard Gomideh’s ...

“Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire” traces the transformation of land disputes involving Armenians ... Polatel brilliantly tells the tragic tale of nation formation as a process by an ...

Following the annexation of Thessaloniki, the Ottoman Empire sought a truce with the Balkan Allies. The Greek government conceded to participate in peace deliberations but clarified that, since Epirus ...

“Armenians and Land Disputes in the Ottoman Empire” traces the transformation ... of nation formation as a process by an imperial government aided by local officials and ordinary people.

The Ottoman Empire was vast. Throughout its 7-century history ... We declare once more that His Majesty’s Government would welcome the resumption of the Khalifate by an Arab of true race.” (Sir Henry ...

While it’s true that the Western Roman Empire was overtaken by barbarian warrior Odoacer that year, he kept most of the Roman government’s structures largely intact during ... when the forces of ...

Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.