During its apogee in the 17th century, Safranbolu's architecture influenced urban development throughout much of the Ottoman Empire ... trade was the main commercial link between the Orient and Europe ...

marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of Ottoman control over key trade routes linking Europe with Asia. This effectively blocked Europeans from using traditional overland ...

For 400 years, the Eastern Mediterranean was the domain of two great powers: the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. As rivals, they fought seven different wars, but in peacetime they eagerly ...