The Ottomans are one of the most interesting, yet misunderstood, dynasties in history. How did the Empire come about? Did ...

The Ottoman Empire arose in modern Turkey at the turn of the 14th century. It emerged from the unification of the old Seljuk Turkic states under the House of Osman (its namesake). Its Islamic ...

Alice Roberts goes to Ankara to visit the grave of Atatürk, who witnessed the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Then she goes to Bursa, where the tomb of Osman, the founder of the state, is located.