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Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art of the Khalili Collection was a 1995–2004 touring exhibition displaying objects from the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. Around two hundred exhibits, including calligraphy, textiles, pottery, weapons, and metalwork, illustrated the art and daily life of six centuries of the Ottoman Empire .
In 1899, John Hay, the American Secretary of State, asked the Jewish American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Oscar Straus to request Sultan Abdul Hamid II to write a letter to the Moro Sulu Muslims of the Sulu Sultanate in the Philippines telling them to submit to American suzerainty and American military rule (see Philippine–American War).
American actor Gene Hackman (pictured) and his wife are found dead at home, with the circumstances under investigation. In the German federal election, the CDU/CSU, led by Friedrich Merz, wins the most seats in the Bundestag. Archaeologists announce that the empty tomb Wadi C-4 near Luxor, Egypt, was that of the pharaoh Thutmose II.
Uprisings in Ottoman territory had many far-reaching consequences during the 19th century and determined much of Ottoman policy during the early 20th century. Many Ottoman Turks questioned whether the policies of the state were to blame: some felt that the sources of ethnic conflict were external, and unrelated to issues of governance. While ...
Yusuf Ziya Pasha (1849 – 1929 [1]), also known as Youssouf Zia Pacha, was an Ottoman politician and government minister, who was one of the figureheads of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). He was the Ottoman ambassador to the United States from June 14, 1910 to 1914. [2] Yusuf Ziya Pasha, unknown date
Reconstruction of an Ottoman style library, in the Topkapı Palace museum. As with many Ottoman Turkish art forms, the poetry produced for the Ottoman court circle had a strong influence from classical Persian traditions; [1] a large number of Persian loanwords entered the literary language, and Persian metres and forms (such as those of Ghazal) were used.
The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire: A History of the Osmanlis Up To the Death of Bayezid I: 1300–1403 (1916) Reconstruction of Poland and the Near East: Problems of Peace (1917) Songs from the Trenches: The Soul of the A.E.F. (1918) The question of Alsace-Lorraine in 1918 as Viewed by an American (1918) The New Map Of Asia: 1900–1919 (1919)
A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul is a non-fiction book by Ebru Boyar and Kate Fleet, published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. The book covers the period of Ottoman rule, beginning in 1453 and ending in 1922.