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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,…
by Newspot Aşure is a traditional dessert prepared during a certain time of the year. It is well-known that Turks love to share what they have with their neighbors and it is a custom to prepare aşure…
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…
Ottoman Turks' Poetry We have tried to give the chief Turkish poets in somewhat chronological order, beginning with their first poet Ashiq, who died in 1332 and whose very name is forgotten, since…
Turkish Delights An old Turkish saying advises one to "eat sweetly and speak sweetly". Sweets and desserts have always been an important and distinctive element of Turkish cuisine. That was true in…
"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:…
