Rageh Omaar traces the history of the Ottoman empire. A super-power of a million square miles, it matched the glories of Ancient Rome and collapsed less than a hundred years ago ...

River cruising keeps expanding on new rivers and regionsNew choices are popping up regularly for cruises on rivers I'm unfamiliar with, or at least never considered as cruise options. Travel books ...

According to historical records, there were as many as 17 Ottoman mosques around the island in 1886, five of which can still be seen to this day. First and foremost among them is the Defterdar Mosque ...