Top Ottoman Quotes

Religion mattered at a deep level, which must help to explain why none of these people went over to Islam; but in most cases it did not direct their lives, nor did it prevent some of them from cultiva...

In the Ottoman times, there were itinerant storytellers called "meddah. " They would go to coffee houses, where they would tell a story in front of an audience, often improvising. With each new person...

Ottoman Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.

(n.) A Turk.

(n.) A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.