Gelişmiş Arama İçin Tıklayınız!

Makaleler

TURKIC PEOPLES' ROAD TO ISLAM

Having been in contact with Islam since the eighth century due to geographical proximity, Turkic people often accepted Islam voluntarily. The Quran forbids forced conversion to Islam at sword-point. The Islamic ethical structure encouraged people to convert to the new religion
30 Haziran 2017 Cuma

THE GOOD, OLD HOLIDAYS

Everyone says the Muslim holidays they experienced in their childhood were better than they are now. In the past, the desserts were sweeter, the places they traveled were more beautiful, people were warmer, and life was like a feast. Of course, some parts of this is true even though they might seem like a fairy tale to most
25 Haziran 2017 Pazar

QATAR'S JOURNEY FROM PAST TO PRESENT

This is the story of Qatar, a country that has striven to become a powerful political actor in the Middle East since it was a district of the Ottoman Empire over 100 years ago
16 Haziran 2017 Cuma

THE WORDS OF HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD FROM ORAL TRADITION TO WRITTEN FORM

There are those among today's Muslims who do not accept the words that are said to belong to Prophet Muhammad and say they cannot be trusted because they were written down many years later. However, there's evidence that suggest the words of the prophet began to be written down in the same period as the verses of the Quran
9 Haziran 2017 Cuma

HISTORY OF THE COMPILATION OF QURAN

The companions of Prophet Muhammad served in transferring the Islamic holy book to future generations. The Quran was compiled into a book in the time of the first caliph, Abu Bakr
2 Haziran 2017 Cuma

POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN THE OTTOMAN SOCIETY

In the past when political opposition and the press were nonexistent, Ottoman scholars were the ones who warns the administration of issues when they arose, while poets and artists created a culture of criticism by employing their sharp tongues and wit
26 Mayıs 2017 Cuma

MAY 19: START OF THE ANKARA MOVEMENT

'Nutuk' (The Great Speech), which is regarded as one of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's and defense for defining moments reforms, begins with the line, 'I landed in Samsun on May 19, 1919,' what is considered the beginning of the Ankara movement in the official schematic of revolution history
19 Mayıs 2017 Cuma

BEING A TRADESMAN NOT AN EASY JOB IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Tradesmen held an important position in Ottoman society. Together with merchants, they formed a central group that led and prevented changes in political and social life
12 Mayıs 2017 Cuma

SPRING IS FINALLY HERE: HIDIRELLEZ

Hıdırellez was once the most lively and fun days of the year, providing children with memories that lasted a lifetime
5 Mayıs 2017 Cuma

SABBATAISM AND DOENMEHS IN OTTOMAN SOCIETY

A significant number of Jews, most of whom had escaped Spanish persecution in 1492, lived in the Ottoman lands. They spoke a mixed language of Hebrew and Spanish, called Ladino and mostly lived in Thessaloniki, Izmir and Istanbul
28 Nisan 2017 Cuma

OTTOMAN HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE IRISH GRIPPED BY FAMINE

It may be surprising to see the star and crescent on the emblem of Irish football club Drogheda, but this emblem has a story dating back to the Irish famine of 1847
21 Nisan 2017 Cuma

GREAT COLONIAL EMPIRE ESTABLISHED BY A SMALL COUNTRY

The great colonial empire established by the Netherlands and the policy it practiced in the lands, which measure 40 times larger than its own, overshadowed its humanist history. The rising trend of fascism in the country is being followed with astonishment and concern
14 Nisan 2017 Cuma

CALLIGRAPHY AS INCORPOREAL PROTECTOR OF OTTOMAN HOUSES

Calligraphy, the art of writing, was more than just art that decorated the walls during the Ottoman times. The teachings and the names written in calligraphy were believed to protect the house
7 Nisan 2017 Cuma

MODERN INSURANCE SYSTEM HAS ITS ROOTS IN MEDIEVAL ANATOLIA

A few centuries ago, protecting roads in Anatolia was honorable work for its people, which led to the establishment of a primitive accident insurance system
24 Mart 2017 Cuma

PRINTING PRESS AS A TURKISH INVENTION

Although it is commonly believed that the printing press is Johann Gutenberg's invention, Buddhists and Muslims had been using the magic of the printing press for centuries. The Ottoman's late transition to the printing press, on the other hand, is directly related to the magnificent work of calligraphists and aesthetic pleasure
17 Mart 2017 Cuma

THE PALESTINE ISSUE THAT COST SULTAN ABDULHAMID II THE OTTOMAN THRONE

In the late 1800s, the Zionist movement called for a Jewish state to be established in Palestine. Sultan Abdülhamid II took a series of precautions to reverse the plan. However, when the sultan was dethroned and the Young Turks took charge, the movement was able to spread in the region
10 Mart 2017 Cuma

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ISLAMIC CALIPHATE IN HISTORY

The caliphate was one of the oldest Islamic institutions in the history. The Ottoman caliphate was the last Sunni caliphate of the late medieval and early modern era that lasted 13 centuries and was abolished in 1924
3 Mart 2017 Cuma

THE MEMORIES OF ARMENIAN OLYMPIANS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Ottoman Armenians distinguished themselves in sports during the early 20th century with successful sportsmen representing the empire at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
24 Şubat 2017 Cuma

RUMELIAN TURKS: OTTOMAN MIGRANTS FROM BALKANS TO ANATOLIA

After the Ottoman Empire lost its territory in Rumelia, now referred to as the Balkans, Turks living there migrated to Anatolia over times. However, Turkish existence in Rumelia dates back, even before the arrival of the Ottomans
17 Şubat 2017 Cuma

IN THE PURSUIT OF ROYAL OTTOMAN FAMILY'S TANGLED INHERITANCE

The grandchildren of Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II's claim on the properties owned by the late sultan have been the subject of an ongoing debate. In the early 20th century, the sultan's personal treasury was seized, and since then the royal members have sought the return of their ancestor's personal properties, which has been denied
10 Şubat 2017 Cuma

MUHAMMED ALI PASHA'S CAIRO AND EGYPT UNDER OTTOMAN RULE

Until the early 16th century, Egypt was ruled by the Mamluk Sultanate and it became an Ottoman province in 1517. Under Ottoman rule, Muhammad Ali Pasha was the most influential name in Egypt, and his family ruled the region for more than a century
3 Şubat 2017 Cuma

JOURNEY OF TOBACCO FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Tobacco, an important crop in Turkish agriculture, was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by European merchants in the late 16th century. Tobacco consumption became widespread in a short period of time, but there were several attempts to ban smoking for various reasons
27 Ocak 2017 Cuma

CYPRUS DISPUTE: AN ISLAND AT A CROSSROADS

Reunification talks on Cyprus, a divided island in the Mediterranean Sea, are back on the table with Turkey, the U.K. and Greece. Through the ages, this small island has remained at a critical junction with long-term Turkish influence
20 Ocak 2017 Cuma

Graves of Ottoman princes, sons of Sultan Abdulhamid II in ruins in France’s Bobigny cemetery

The historic graveyards containing the remains of the sons of the 34th Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II are on the verge of being lost for ever.
18 Ocak 2017 Çarşamba

A FAREWELL TO LAST HEIR OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE PRINCE OSMAN BAYEZID

Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu, the 44th head of the Ottoman family, died at the age of 92 last Friday in New York. A humble and intellectual person, he was born in exile but used to visit Istanbul in his later life
13 Ocak 2017 Cuma

New heir to the former Ottoman throne witnesses horrors of Syrian civil war in Damascus

The new heir to the throne of the scattered Ottoman dynasty, which once ruled the strongest empire in the world, has witnessed the horrors of the Syrian civil war since 2011 in his native Damascus.
10 Ocak 2017 Salı

OTTOMAN-ERA CLOCK TOWERS TELLING TIME FROM BALKANS TO MIDDLE EAST

Dozens of clock towers adorned Ottoman cities around the empire for centuries. They have remained a symbol of Ottoman modernization. Many of them were built during the late Ottoman period
6 Ocak 2017 Cuma

ALEPPO: AN ANCIENT CITY RUINED IN MODERN-ERA DESTRUCTION

Damage to Syria's cultural heritage has been widely reported since the outbreak of the war. With UNESCO World Heritage sites, Aleppo has lost its great architectural beauty, some of which had been built by court architect Mimar Sinan during the Ottoman period
23 Aralık 2016 Cuma

THE HISTORY OF ROWING ALONG THE BOSPORUS IN OTTOMAN ISTANBUL

In the Ottoman Empire, rowing races on the Bosporus, mainly on the Golden Horn, were very popular with a history going back to the 16th century. The Moda Bay in Istanbul later became a hot spot for rowing where professional teams fiercely competed. The teams also appeared in international games
16 Aralık 2016 Cuma

TEA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A TURKISH OBSESSION

Without any doubt, tea is a way of life for Turkish people. In the late 19th century, tea used to be a luxury commodity. It was in early 1900 that tea cultivation began in northeastern Anatolia and it quickly spread around the region, becoming a cultural beverage that is consumed any time of the day
10 Aralık 2016 Cumartesi