The example for Erdogan, by Jaap Scholten * By the end of May 2016 writer Jaap Scholten visited the recently discovered tomb of Suleiman I The...
The heart of Sultan Suleiman
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Peacekeeping between East and West in the 17th century
Dutch mediation helped to make peace: Jacob Colyer: Mediating between the European and the Ottoman World In a time when international contacts came...
Sofia, historic kaleidoscope
One of the highlights on the Sultanstrail is the city of Sofia. The capital of Bulgaria now is a vibrant city with a turbulent history. Donna...
The 1683 Battle of Vienna: Islam at Vienna’s gates
Relief came out of the woods and down from the heights…For nearly two long months, from July 14 to early September 1683, Vienna endured the siege of...
Ottoman influences on Balkan music
by Crispijn Ooomes Ottoman culture has had many influences on the music of the Balkan. Musical elements that we call Turkish or Arabic actually have...
The Ambassadors Route
Yerasimos, Stephane (1991) [1] Les Voyageurs dans l’Empire Ottoman (XIVe-XVIe siècles). Bibliographie, Itinéraires et Inventaire des Lieux Habités,...
The Leiden Sketchbook
Towns along the road from Vienna to Constantinople (1577-1585). Hainburg/Donau staging point on the road to Istanbul, seen from the Slovakian shore....