Janissary (Elite Ottoman Infantry Unit) Posted: November 15, 2024 | Last updated: November 15, 2024. At the turn from the Middle Ages to Modern History, the Army of the Ottoman Empire was the most ...

The year is 1836. Istanbul is at the centre of the declining Ottoman Empire. As Europe swiftly moves towards modernisation the Ottoman Turks must adapt. It has been ten years since the Janissary ...

GIJON, Spain, July 27 (Reuters Life!) - Only a eunuch could have worked as a detective in 1830s Istanbul at the heart of the then-Ottoman Empire, says British author Jason Goodwin. In "The ...