Histories, imperial maps, flags, coins and banknotes.
Allégations Arméniennes: Dix questions et dix réponses QUESTION 1: L'ANATOLIE ORIENTALE EST-ELLE, LE TERRITOIRE D'ORIGINE DES ARMENIENS ? Les historiens, même arméniens, sont en désaccord sur ce…
THE ARMENIAN ALLEGATION OF GENOCIDE THE ISSUE AND THE FACTS THE ISSUE: Whether within the events leading to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire genocide was perpetrated against Armenian Ottoman…
Press Release Made by the Turkish Government on the So-Called Armenian Genocide Bill Adopted by the French National Assembly January 18, 2001 The French National Assembly, despite all warnings,…
THE OTTOMAN CITADEL BY YILMAZ OZTUNA (TURKIYE) Columnist Yilmaz Oztuna writes on the destruction of Ottoman architectural works throughout the world. A summary of his column is as follows: "Over…
Imperial Fermans Imperial fermans or edicts which once symbolized the power of the Ottoman Empire are today not only a source of information for historians, but valued as works of art in themselves,…
First Ottoman Fire Brigade "Tulumbacılar" by Ugur Göktas In a city whose houses were built entirely of wood until the 20th century, fires regularly swept through Istanbul, sometimes causing fearful…
Evangelized by the Prophet Mohammed in the 600's AD, Islam is a religion celebrated by an estimated one billion people. One fifth of the world's population from a vast range of cultures,…
A Treshault Tresexcellent Trespuissant Tresmagnanime Et Invincible prince le grand Empereur des montsurmans Sultan morat notre trescher Et perfaict amy Treshault tresexcellent trespuissant…
Generally the most important structure in a Muslim city or town is the Islamic religious building known as a mosque, or prayer hall. A typical mosque includes a few essential features. First, there…
The Early Indicators of Modernization in the Ottoman Empire and Central Asia Presented by Prof. Dr. Erol Mutlu Guests: Prof. Dr. Isenbike Togan and Dr. Aksin Somel 5 December 1999, Ankara Mutlu:…
This is a manuscipt map drawn by a Turkish captain who later became the Chief Admiral of the Ottoman Navy. On the map itself, Piri Reis explains how he actually made it.This is the kind of map every…
SÜLEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT Under the rule of Süleyman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith. Beginning in 1520 when Prince Süleyman became the sultan and for 46 years until his death…
Tile decoration became one of the basic elements of architecture and rose to the status of monumental art in Seljuk and Ottoman periods in Anatolia. Without such decoration the architecture of those…
"Blue" is an appropriate adjective to describe this distinctive mosque of old Istanbul since exquisite blue Iznik tiles cover the interior walls. It was inaugurated in 1616 by Ahmet I, one of the…
Ismail Cem Turkish Foreign Minister Turkish history has been moulded through an ongoing process of interaction with the West and with the East. As a country and people, we have been situated at the…
"Ottoman-Turkish Interpretation of Islam on Ethnicity" Interview with FM Cem by French Daily l'Express (Translated from French) Ankara, 15.12.1998 How would you define the "Kurdish issue" ? In what…
Réponses de M. le Ministre İsmail Cem lors de l'entretien accordé le 15.12.1998 à Mme. D. Lagarde de l'Express (Compte-rendu intégral) Comment définiriez vous le "problème kurde"? Dans quelle…
The Map of Ottoman Empire 1481-1683 (532 Kb) The Map of Ottoman Empire Dismemberment since 1683 (344 Kb) The Map of Ottoman Empire 14-15th Centuries (126 Kb) The Map of Ottoman Empire 16-17th…
SÜLEYMANIYE MOSQUE Perhaps the grandest, most superb example of Ottoman architecture in Istanbul, is Süleymaniye, the Mosque Complex of Süleyman the Magnificent. It stands as tribute not only to the…
Koç University cooperated with Harvard University, the leading educational institution of the United States. Each summer, The Summer School of "Ottoman-Turkish Language" for one and a half month,…
AHDNAMA OF THE FATIH SULTAN MEHMET MEHMET THE SON OF MURAT KHAN, ALWAYS VICTORIOUS! THE COMMAND OF THE HONORABLE, SUBLIME SULTAN'S SIGN AND SHINING SEAL OF THE CONQUEROR OF THE WORLD IS AS FOLLOWS:…
The Republic of Turkey, founded in 1923, has its roots in two historical resources well in the depths of the past. One of these resources inherited by modern Turkey is the successful and bright…
1st emission 1st arrangement( Istanbul ) 200 kurush banknote ( TL) serial number 000002 exported on 16th November 1863. With the seal of Sultan Edhem and the signatures of Alleon and Falconnet. These…
100 kurush paper money with the seal of Abdülhamid 11(IA) 1838415 serial number . According to the records of the Ottoman bank it was numbered on 30 January 1877. With the seal of Sultan Galib 5…
1876 -1878 paper money rear face with the stamp of the ottoman bank. These stamps on the 1 Lira notes all said " Enregistre par la Banque Imperiale Ottomane Constantinople. The stamps were created…
Click to See Larger Picture $89.95 The souvenir coins (1.18 inches in diameter, nickel in a shiny situation) officially released by the mint of Turkish Republic at 1992, the 500th anniversary of…
A history of the Ottoman Empire from its beginnings to the early twentieth century.
