Sultan Mehmed V Reşad: The Tragic Poet Who Watched an Empire Fall
Mehmed V Reşad was never meant to rule. After spending decades locked in the 'Golden Cage' writing poetry,...
History
Empires, people and turning points
Hejaz Railway: Route and Stations from Damascus to Medina
Follow the Hejaz Railway year by year from Damascus to Medina: who paid, who built it, who rode...
Turkish National Anthem: Lyrics in Turkish, Easy Reading and Translation
The full Turkish national anthem with an easy English reading and line-by-line translation, its 1921 history, music and...
Mehmed VI Vahdeddin: The Last Ottoman Sultan’s Reign and Exile
Follow the last Ottoman sultan from his 1918 accession to a British battleship, Malta, the Hejaz, Sanremo and...