On June 9, 1826, the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, the sultan of Ottoman administrative reforms and aka Sultan Adli, deployed in the horse field in Istanbul where Janissaries forces that ...

The Ottoman Empire is one of the most important and influential major empires in history, though it is sometimes overlooked ...

Born from conquest, trained from childhood, and loyal only to the Sultan—the Janissaries were the backbone of the Ottoman war machine. Exclusive: Deborah Hutton on her shock new body at 64: "I never ...

The Ottoman Empire was one of the main powers of the 15th and 16th centuries. Its colossal dimensions guaranteed it a military surplus that allowed it to recover from any defeat in a very short time, ...

Dr.Mostafa Hegazy, the new advisor to the Egyptian interim President, appeared on television to hail the Egyptian people on the dawn of a new era; the era of the rule of law. The interview was given ...

Civilization VI's next expansion is out now. We've been playing it for some time, and while we found the new systems to feel a little insubstantial, we loved the new civs, as you can read in our ...