BUILDING nations begins with building capable leaders. Rather than delving deep into theory, I want to share a story about ...

It was then that the grand vizier officially announced the sultan’s death, and Selim took command of the army, immediately establishing a clear line of authority for any political doubters or foes.

Seated upon silk cushions, the yellow-haired sultan, Selim II, awaited with keen anticipation the delicacies brought to him on Chinese porcelain: pigeon dainties baked in rose water and sugar, goose ...

Selim II, nicknamed Pijanica, was more interested in the harem than in ruling affairs, but the empire had a firm support in Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, the grand vizier. The sultan died in the harem, a ...

Sultan of Ottoman Empire Selim I son of Bayezid II nicknamed Yavuz was born on 10th of October 1470 in Amasya. His father was Beyazid II and mother was Gulbahar Hatun.

In the minaret of Sultan Selim II and in brick minarets in general, external supports will be used as a precaution against earthquakes to improve their earthquake resistance.

Later this year the site in Hungary which includes the tomb of a revered Ottoman sultan will be turned into an open-air museum, according to a Turkish official. Seda Dagli, Budapest head for the ...

Two calligraphers copied the text in an elegant, flowing nasta‘liq script. In 1568, Shah Tahmasp gave this book as a gift to the Ottoman sultan Selim II of Turkey. The 50,000 rhyming couplets of the ...

Traffic in the Bosphorus will be closed from 0500 to 2000 hours tomorrow (7 April) due to works on the 3. bridge (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge). For information about operations in the urkish Straits ...