Ottoman Empire The expansion of the Ottoman Empire is illustrated on this map. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Orhan Orhan. Heritage Image Partnership/Alamy Mosque of Süleyman The Mosque of Süleyman, designed by the architect Sinan, was built in Constantinople... Owen Franken/Stock, Boston...
Armenian Genocide - Ottoman Empire, 1915, Ethnic Cleansing: The battle of Sarikamis in 1915 was the worst Ottoman defeat of the war. The Young Turk government blamed Armenian treachery. Disarmed Armenian soldiers were murdered by Ottoman troops, the firs
A subsequent map made by the German Army for their allies, the Ottoman Empire, in 1915 shows many of the mills as well. British maps in the Man date period provide further evidence for their existence and subsequent abandonment or development.FRANTZMAN S....
In 1915, Turkish leaders made a plan to massacre Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. Most scholars believe that about 1.5 million Armenians were killed. For years, the Turkish government has denied responsibility for the genocide. In fact, it’s illegal, even today, to talk about the Ar...
On June 4, 1915, the Third Battle of Krithia was fought between the Ottoman Empire and its Allied enemies, composed of mostly French and British troops. The Ottomans won, handily and somewhat surprisingly. The Allies had to retreat and regroup as a result, and the Balkans campaign had to ...
Western Armenia on the Ottoman Empire map. John Pinkerton, 1818 / Geographicus Fine Antique Maps, Wikimedia Commons Owing to these events, the composition of the population had undergone (ever since the second half of the medieval period) a transformation so profound that the Armenians constitut...
e Lloyd, 1905–1915 G. R. Berridge (Ed.), Tilkidom and the Ottoman Empire: The Letters of Gerald Fitzmaurice to George Lloyd, 1905–1915G. R. Berridge (Ed.), Tilkidom and the Ottoman Empire: The Letters of Gerald Fitzmaurice to George Lloyd, 1905–1915Reforms and supervisory ...
Süleimān I then added areas that had never been permanent parts of the Roman Empire, like Iraq and Hungary. Picking up the conflict with the Safavids, Süleimān I for the first time since Alexander the Great removed Iraq from Iranian possession (the map above shows the pre-Safavid Aq Qoyu...
“The Russian Menace”:“The Russian menace: a Serio-Comic War Map for the Year 1877.” An English cartoon from 1877 showing Russia as a monstrous octopus devouring neighbouring lands, especially the Ottoman Empire. During much of the 19th century, Russia had considerable influence over the Ott...
aOn 25 April 1915, eight months into the First World War, Allied soldiers landed on the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula. This was Turkish territory that formed part of Germany's ally, the Ottoman Empire. The troops were there as part of a plan to open the Dardanelles Strait to the Alli...