UNESCO added sevdalinka, or sevdah, to its list of intangible world cultural heritage. It's a genre of traditional folk music which dates back to the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. For the musicians who ...

Inspired by an Ottoman Empire love story, the spa is home to a cold igloo with fresh snow and a restaurant.

Explore the largest empires in history which not only changed the political and cultural landscape of their eras but also ...

At the center of Athens, in Plaka, the Benizelos Mansion, or the House of Agia Philothei, is the oldest house in the Greek ...

Historical writings suggest close 16th-century trade relations between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Empire, which ruled the Land of Israel at the time. About 20 official Ottoman delegations ...

Sevdalinka, often referred to as the 'Balkan Blues', is a melancholic urban love song dating back to the 16th century ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription at a biblically significant site in Jerusalem. The Chinese inscription, dated to the 16th century, was spotted on a porcelain bowl fragment found ...

On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies.

The Ottoman Empire’s millet system ... “Pact of ‘Umar” in various juristic manuals, as well as nuanced 16th-century Ottoman fatwas by authorities like Ebu’s-Su’ud Efendi, reflected ...