This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition examines the complex links between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire ...

A new show illuminates the rich artistic wonders that arose out of the 400 years of commerce between the Republic of Venice ...

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the start of the Iran Hostage Crisis, Iran fought its neighbor Iraq for eight years.

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

Mezze can be made up of just a few, or dozens of dishes, depending on what’s available and the size of the dining party. These are the main items you’ll find in mezze spreads, though each region has ...

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from ...

How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.

Nearby, the Süleymaniye Mosque reminds onlookers of the Ottoman Empire's vast dominion in this region of the world. An IgoUgo.com user remembers: "It's a wonderful feeling when you see actual ...

From April 1, 2025, the Shoah Memorial will be presenting a new exhibition devoted entirely to the Armenian genocide, a dark chapter in the history of the 20th century. To be read Tips for the ...

Primrose Dunlop, later Countess Primrose Krasicki v Siecin: she wrote a social column for Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph - Andrew Taylor/Fairfax Media via Getty Images ...

None of his recent films are as strange and bewildering as “The Empire,” a science-fiction epic, where the action is split between a galactic void and the Opal coast in Northern France. After the ...