What sparked the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I? In this episode, Kings and Generals dives into the complex causes behind the Arab uprising — from long-standing ...

The pre-World War 1 Ottoman Empire included Turkey and much of Syria and much of Iraq. The Ottoman Empire was also known as the Turkish Empire, Ottoman Turkey or Turkey. It was founded in 1299 by ...

The Ottoman Empire shelled the Russian port of Odessa 100 years ago today, entering into the Great War on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Christian Science Monitor reported as it ...

The exhibit explains that in 1914, German actors and Ottoman leaders influenced the sultan of the Ottoman Empire — who was also caliph, or head of the worldwide Islamic community — to declare ...

WW1 postcard showing Central Powers monarchs: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire, King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

The conflict came to an end amidst the Brest-Litovsk Treaty and Russia’s exit from WWI. However, the Ottoman Empire’s regional enemies, Armenia and Azerbaijan, eventually opted to join the ...

The Europeans, who had colonized much of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, completed the takeover with the territories of Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. The modern boundaries of ...

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