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 ...

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 ...

“The Venetians were very pragmatic, and they wanted to do trade,” says Trinita Kennedy, co-curator of the traveling exhibition “Venice and the Ottoman Empire ... sank en route to Istanbul ...

Growing regional tensions granted Turkey a unique opportunity to restore its significant power and influence lost after the ...