"Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing."—T.J. Winter, University of Cambridge
What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? Discovering the Ottomans reflects on the life, legacy, and relevance of the Ottomans.
Ilber Ortayli is a leading expert on the Ottomans. He is the director of the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, and is also a professor of history at the universities of Galatasaray and Bilkent.

Discovering the Ottomans

History

Ortayli, Ilber

Middle East

Kube Publishing Ltd

A visual tour to the most popular historic site in Turkey, this illustrated guide to Topkapi Palace-the former capital of the Ottoman Empire-reveals the historic art pieces and sacred relics contained within and explores Ottoman history as it relates to specific sections of the palace. Ortayli, a famed Turkish historian and scholar, provides an enjoyable background information to almost every picture in the book. Any person interested in the Ottoman history and Middle Eastern history would enjoy reading this book. With an elegantly designed cover and interior, it is a great source for libraries and art museums are potential buyers of this book.

Topkapi Palace: Milestones in Ottoman History

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Blue Dome Press

Topkapi Palace was the official and primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for almost four centuries of their 624-year reign. This illustrated guide to Topkapi Palace (the heart of a vast transcontinental empire until the mid-nineteenth century) explores Ottoman history, as it relates to specific sections of the palace. Ortayli, a famed Turkish historian and scholar, introduces the audience to the outer and inner sections of the palace as well as the family quarters, providing them with profound background information about their functions, architecture and decorations. His references to the palace customs, people, and particular events present the reader with a living history.

Private and Royal Life in the Ottoman Palace

Soylesi: Ismail KucukkayaCumhuriyet'in Ilk Yuzyili, Ilber Ortayli'nin kaleminden 1923'ten gunumuze, gunumuzden 2023'e uzanan, bir gecmis ve gelecek muhasebesi...Ismail Kucukkaya sordu, Ilber Ortayli tum ictenligiyle cevapladi ve ortaya Turkiye'nin gecmis ve gelecegiyle ilgilenen her okurun mutlak okumasi gereken bir basucu kitabi ortaya cikti..Cumhuriyet'in Ilk Yuzyili'na yeni devletimizin yapi taslarinin dosendigi Osmanli Imparatorlugu'nun modernlesme doneminden basladik.Ataturk ve silah arkadaslarinin yetistigi II. Abdulhamid'in modernlik arayisi icinde gecen yillarini, ama ayni zamanda istibdad gunlerini ve buna karsi isyan edip hurriyet arayan genc Osmanli subaylarinin maceralari hayatlari...Milli Mucadele donemini, ozgurluk havasinin egemen oldugu Cumhuriyet'in ilk iki yilini ve tek partili zorlu zamanlari, ardindan gelen cok partili siyasal yasamin basladigi 1950'li yillari...1913 Babiali Baskini'yla baslayan darbeler tarihini...Yeni devletin ilk gununden itibaren cozmeye calisti

Cumhuriyet'in Ilk Yuzyili (1923-2023)

Kücükkaya, Ismail

Timaş Yayınları

Istanbul'dan Sayfalar

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Kronik Kitap

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