| Author: | İlber Ortaylı | ISBN: | 9786051144382 |
| Publisher: | Timas Yayin Grubu | Publication: | February 17, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | İlber Ortaylı |
| ISBN: | 9786051144382 |
| Publisher: | Timas Yayin Grubu |
| Publication: | February 17, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What lessons can be drawn from the civilization that the ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? One of Turkey’s leading historians answers all of these questions in “Ottomans, The Re-Discovery“, a brilliant set of learned and engaging reflections on the everyday life, legacy and enduring relevance of the Ottomans.
Ilber Ortayli is the director of the Topkapi Palace Museum, Professor of History at Galatasaray University in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara and is one of Turkey’s leading authorities on Ottoman history, known for making history accessible to a wider audience.
‘Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing.’
What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What lessons can be drawn from the civilization that the ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? One of Turkey’s leading historians answers all of these questions in “Ottomans, The Re-Discovery“, a brilliant set of learned and engaging reflections on the everyday life, legacy and enduring relevance of the Ottomans.
Ilber Ortayli is the director of the Topkapi Palace Museum, Professor of History at Galatasaray University in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara and is one of Turkey’s leading authorities on Ottoman history, known for making history accessible to a wider audience.
‘Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing.’
