UK owes its existence to Ottomans
By Ekrem Buğra Ekinci, who is a Turkish academic. He is a professor of history of Turkish Law and Islamic Law. He is currently a member of the Faculty of […]
Algerian Muslim scholars refute Macron’s claims on Ottomans
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ALGIERS TURKEY OCT 12, 2021 1:56 PM GMT+3France’s President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he talks with U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting at Winfield House, London, U.K., Dec. 3, […]
Who does the single grave in the tomb of Prophet Muhammad belong to?
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI COLUMNS SEP 04, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, often called the prophet’s mosque, is the second holiest site in Islam in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 8, 2017. (Shutterstock […]
Useful Enemies by Noel Malcolm review – learning from the Turks
This well-judged book, which centres on Western thinkers identifying positive aspects of Ottoman rule, complicates the idea of Orientalism Christopher de Bellaigue Wed 22 May 2019 In 1534 an Ottoman […]
Why did Ottoman sultans safeguard Islam’s holy relics in Istanbul?
With Topkapi Palace, the administrative and residential power centre of the house of Ottomans, the Turkish government has inherited many valuable holy relics including the Prophet Muhammad’s personal belongings. Source: […]
View from Turkey: It is payback time against the colonialists
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Migrants rest at a makeshift emergency center at Barbate’s municipal sports center in the south of Spain, June 29. Instead of facing the reality of the […]
What Modern Syria Can Learn From the Ottomans
Analysis MARCH 6, 2016 Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Syria, passes through Damascus on July 17, 1917. Under Ottoman rule, Syria existed as a collection of culturally diverse provinces. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Analysis By Toba Hellerstein The quagmire that is contemporary Syria is as infinitely complex as it was […]
The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors, BBC Two, review
A review of the first episode of BBC Two’s The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors, which traces the 600-year-old story of the Ottoman Empire The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors (BBC Two) […]
The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors, BBC Two, review
A review of the first episode of BBC Two’s The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors, which traces the 600-year-old story of the Ottoman Empire The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors (BBC Two) […]
Twain shall meet in Turkey
By AIJAZ ZAKA SYEPagesD, ARABNEWS Kipling was wrong; the East and West can and do meet. They do here in Turkey! Turkey is a nation forever living in two worlds. […]