The most famous architect of the Ottoman Empire was Mimar Sinan. Sinan lived and experienced his greatest architectural accomplishments under the rule of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Selim II. Sinan designed the Suleymaniye Mosque complex, and parts of the Hagia Sofia Mosque, among over 300...
45Signif icantly, Münif Pasha’s academic accomplishments were not the exception. In the nineteenth century many of the Empire’s bureaucrats had impressive literary and scientif ic reputations and played a vital role in the intellectual scene of the Empire. Ahmed Cevded Pasha (1823-1895), for...
Balkans - Ottoman Empire, Southeastern Europe, Conflict: While the various Balkan states fought among themselves for domination in the area, a new danger appeared in the south. In 1362 the Ottoman Turks took Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey). This was t