In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The Empire of Nicaea, ruled by Theodore I, defeated the Seljuk Turks of the Sultanate of Rum. After the Latin seizure of Constantinople in 1204, a new Eastern Roman state was formed in Anatolia.

KONYA, Turkey (RNS) — The 10 days of events that ended Tuesday (Dec. 17) drew hundreds from around the world to this minor provincial capital in central Turkey.

Benny McCabe, 53, grew up on Coburg St, Cork city. At 19, he rented his first pub, Snotty Joes, on Cork’s South Main Street. Today, he runs a brewery and over 15 cafés and pubs, including The ...

The Orthodox Christian Church was heavily guarded, and the sultans also forged alliances with the French rulers. In the mid-16th century, during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman ...

The Sultanate of Rum is an interesting kingdom to form, with its location near the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Empire, the Arab nations, and the Persian nations.

Many masters: Konya, which dates back thousands of years, passed through Hittite, Greek, Roman and Persian hands before becoming the capital, in the 11th century, of the Sultanate of Rum.