Murad IV issued strict orders that anyone caught drinking alcohol, smoking, or dealing in drugs would be punished immediately ...

"It was supposed to boost the economy, but in reality it only made the state and its citizens poorer, widening inequalities ...

It became known as Rakoczi's War of Independence. Consider supporting HoH. Check out House of History: the Podcast. Socials: Like the charts in the background? subscribe subscribe subscribe ...

Sephardi Jews flourished for centuries in Muslim Spain and Portugal, creating a luminous culture of poetry, science, and ...

From city to sea… Büyükada, the largest of Istanbul's Princes' Islands, is a must for those in search of peace ...

From majestic mosques to tasty treats, mum of two Hannah Britt reveals why the juggernaut of a city is a Turkish delight for ...

Israel is planning to expel residents of the ancient West Bank town of Sebastia to create a national park for settlers.

What typeface should Urdu be printed in? The two most popular typefaces, Naskh and Nastaleeq, have competed across empires, ...

For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through history the biggest empires grew to cover millions of square miles. But ...

Spanning roughly one hundred years, the collection of over 6,000 photographic images forms a visual record of the late years of the Ottoman Empire and the formation and early years of the Republic of ...

Abdülhamid II’s Tribal School was a strategic soft-power bet that knit far-flung peoples together and paved the groundwork for the republic Despite facing extensive criticism, Ottoman Sultan ...

"Dominant academic conceptualisations of state formation in the Middle East are exclusively associated with the impact of Western colonialism in the post-World War One partition. Through the growing ...