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ÇANAKKALE: REGRET AWAITS BOTH WHO PASS AND WHO DO NOT

The Dardanelles (Çanakkale) Strait, which did not allow passage thanks to a glorious defense in 1915, was passed by the Allies in 1918 following the defeat of the Ottoman army. One hundred years earlier, the British had passed through Çanakkale once again. But how?...
18 Mart 2026 Çarşamba

MEMORIZATION OF THE QURAN IS AN ANCIENT TRADITION

The archangel Jibril (Gabriel) would come once every year and recite the ayat (verses) of the Quran that had been revealed up to that time, and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would repeat them.
11 Mart 2026 Çarşamba

RAMADAN WAS DIFFERENT IN THE ASR AL-SA‘ADAH…

The iftar table of the Prophet Muhammad was modest. He would break his fast with dates or water. Just as he invited guests to iftar, he would also invite guests to suhur.
4 Mart 2026 Çarşamba

“FASTING WAS MADE OBLIGATORY ALSO UPON THOSE BEFORE YOU”

Many people, looking at today’s non-Muslims, assume that fasting is an act of worship unique only to Islam. Whereas fasting existed in all previous religions as well. However, its conditions and forms were different.
25 Şubat 2026 Çarşamba

WHAT WAS THE LAW OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE?

In the nineteenth century, the movement of codification in Europe gained momentum. States enacted civil codes. They also began to exert pressure on the Ottoman government, saying, “Let us know what your law is.” Did the Ottoman Empire have no law until that time?
18 Şubat 2026 Çarşamba

WOMAN IN THE EASTERN WORLD

Man and woman are equal before Allah in terms of being human. However, due to physical differences, certain inequalities have existed throughout history.
11 Şubat 2026 Çarşamba

THE OTTOMAN DYNASTY OWES ITS LIFE TO A WOMAN

When the assassins who killed Sultan Selim III came to kill the Heir Apparent, Prince Mahmud, they found before them a brave woman who stood her ground. This lady, through her courage alone, changed the course of history.
4 Şubat 2026 Çarşamba

THE WATER OF IMMORTALITY IN THE “LAND OF DARKNESS”

Human beings have always wished to live long, even never to die. The adventure of heroes who search for Ab Hayat (the Water of Life), that is, the water of immortality, appears in the most ancient legends. It is said that Khidr drank from this water. What is Ab Hayat? Where is it?
28 Ocak 2026 Çarşamba

THE WORLD LEARNED WHAT FORBEARANCE IS FROM SULTAN MEHMED II

Sultan Mehmed II displayed the finest example of forbearance throughout his reign.
21 Ocak 2026 Çarşamba

THE RUSH FOR GOLD

Gold is a noble metal. It has also been the passion of nobles. With its yellow color, gold inspires calm; with its reddish shimmer, it inspires ambition.
14 Ocak 2026 Çarşamba

TRACES OF ISLAM IN CONSTANTINOPOLIS

The contact of Muslims with Constantinopolis dates back very early. It is possible to find traces of those days in every corner of Anatolia.
7 Ocak 2026 Çarşamba

WHO CAN FORGIVE THE KILLER?

It is good to forgive the criminal, but the rights of the victim also need to be protected. Otherwise, order in society is disrupted. Trust in the state disappears. Personal enmities begin.
31 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba

WHEN WAS PROPHET ISA (JESUS) BORN?

Nearly a decade ago, the book written by the Pope under the title "Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives" rekindled the debates on the birth date of the prophet Isa (Jesus). Neither the birth day nor the birth year of the prophet Isa is known.
24 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba

IF SULTAN MEHMED II HE HAD CONQUERED ROME…

Sultan Mehmed II was a great ruler who possessed qualities unparalleled in history. Even Italy awaited the arrival of his armies to achieve its own unification.
17 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba

VIENNA NEVER FORGOT THE TURKS

The Ottomans besieged Vienna—one of the cities considered the heart of Europe—twice. No result was achieved from these two sieges. But the Viennese never forgot them! All around the city, there are memories remaining from that era. Even in Balkan cities, one does not encounter this many traces of the Turks.
10 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba

THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD WAS FOUNDED BY MUSLIMS

The world’s oldest university that is still used for instruction today is in a Muslim country. It was founded in 859, centuries before similar ones in Europe.
3 Aralık 2025 Çarşamba

WHO BETRAYED PROPHET ISA (JESUS)?

Among the disciples, Judas is known as the one who betrayed the Prophet Isa (Jesus). The entire Christian faith is built upon this. But is that really the truth? Was Judas a traitor? Or was he a hero who sacrificed himself?
26 Kasım 2025 Çarşamba

IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS SINCE ITS ABOLITION, BUT... IS THE CALIPHATE BEING REESTABLISHED?

March 3, 1924, is the day when the caliphate, the oldest (1,302-year-old) institution of Muslims, was buried in history.
19 Kasım 2025 Çarşamba

GREETINGS TO YOU, O OTTOMAN SANJAK!…

In the Ottomans, in the place where the sultan was present, a red banner would be unfurled representing the dynasty, and a white banner representing the state.
12 Kasım 2025 Çarşamba

ROTHSCHILDS BROUGHT THE END OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE!

The Ottoman government borrowed money from the Rothschild bank to finance the war it had been drawn into. The cost of this burden was heavy. The poet Ezra Pound said: “Sultan Vahideddin (Mehmed VI) died in San Remo because of the debt his father had taken from the Rothschilds.”
5 Kasım 2025 Çarşamba

SHEIKH BEDREDDIN, SON OF THE QADI OF SIMAVNA

Sheikh Bedreddin is one of the most debated figures in Ottoman history. Besides being a great scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), he is known for his words that pushed the boundaries of belief. To some, he is a socialist revolutionary.
29 Ekim 2025 Çarşamba

THE ROOTS OF THE ENGLISH POLITICIAN IN TURKEY – THE TRAGIC END OF ALI KEMAL BEY

The English politician Boris Johnson is the great-grandson of a famous Turkish figure in our recent history. The story of this kinship is quite tragic...
22 Ekim 2025 Çarşamba

WHERE IS THE RED APPLE?

Once upon a time, the phrase “To the Red Apple!” encouraged the soldier and unraveled the code of victory. But what was the Red Apple, and where was it?
15 Ekim 2025 Çarşamba

THE ABBASIDS IN ANATOLIA

When Sultan Selim I conquered Egypt, the Abbasid caliph in Cairo entered the service of the Ottomans together with his family and was appointed to the Sanjakbeylik (governorship) of Hakkari. Many scholars and statesmen emerged among his descendants. The beylik (principality) established in Eastern Anatolia ruled for 330 years.
1 Ekim 2025 Çarşamba

IMAMS AND MUFTIS AS OFFICERS IN THE OTTOMAN ARMY

In the Ottoman army, there were imams and muftis with the rank of officers. Pious soldiers and officers were promoted and rewarded; those who behaved carelessly could not remain in the army. The reason why the army was called the Prophet’s Hearth was also this.
24 Eylül 2025 Çarşamba

SULTANS WOULD STAND UP FOR THE HEAD OF THE PROPHET'S LINEAGE

The Ottomans showed to the descendants of the Prophet a respect and affection unmatched elsewhere; they performed every service necessary for them to live in comfort and peace.
17 Eylül 2025 Çarşamba

NO RETIREMENT BEFORE THE GRAVE

There is no concept of retirement in Islam. Everyone works as long as they are able. When they become unable to work, the wealthy live off their own wealth. The poor, on the other hand, benefit from social security provisions…
10 Eylül 2025 Çarşamba

FROM PRISON TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

After a struggle approaching a century, the Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood) was once at the head of Egypt. The Brotherhood’s presence was short-lived, marked by bloodshed, after which they disappeared. Here is the story of this organization, which also became a model of action for the Islamic world…
3 Eylül 2025 Çarşamba

THE PUNISHMENT FOR BLASPHEMY OF THE SACRED

From time to time, newspapers report that some Turkish citizens in Saudi Arabia have been sentenced to death for insulting Allah and the Prophet.
27 Ağustos 2025 Çarşamba

BETWEEN FIRE AND WATER: IZMIR IS BURNING

The pearl of the Aegean, Izmir (Smyrna), was reduced to ashes by a great fire after it was recaptured at the end of the Greek War. To this day, it is unknown who started the fire.
20 Ağustos 2025 Çarşamba