Malaysia state’s new sultan tipped to be country’s next king
January 12, 2019 Sultan Muhammad V suddenly abdicated after just two years on the throne The monarch’s role is largely ceremonial, since administrative power is vested in the prime […]
Sultan meets Sherlock Holmes: Abdülhamid II’s passion for mystery
AYŞE BETÜL KAYAHAN ISTANBUL Published July 27, 2018 The silhouette of Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional character Sherlock Holmes. Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II was known for many things but he is […]
Turkey’s Erdogan ushers in presidential system, appoints son-in-law finance minister
Reuters International This content was published on July 10, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with his new cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Umit […]
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) […]