This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Bulgaria.

Paving the way for modern democratic society, the ancient Mediterranean world traded goods and ideas across three continents over thousands of years.

To truly understand Herzl’s challenge, we have to unknow everything we know about Zionist history and the modern State of Israel.

Did the Ottomans success have to do with religious morale or technological advantages? When does religion become important at times for the Ottoman?<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 3

In pursuing diplomacy with the great powers of his time, Herzl left no stone unturned.

Overview of the history and controversy surrounding the Armenian Genocide.

Learn how the ideas of Christians and Muslims being divided influence our thinking of the Ottoman empire. What happened at the gates of Vienna?<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 2

Some of us know that Dracula actually existed, but hardly anyone knows his biography. Vlad Tepesz was the ruler of Wallachia and a fierce enemy of the Ottoman Empire. His nickname originated from his most favorite form of punishment -...

When Herzl wrote, “at Basel I founded the Jewish state,” he was not speaking metaphorically.

The Ottoman Empire is one of the most important and influential major empires in history, though it is sometimes overlooked in the West (which may have something to do with the Christianity-versus-Islam bent of Western historical...

Israel is at the heart of one of the most controversial conflicts in the world today. In part 1 of this two-part video, we look at the origins of the state of Israel, the ideas behind it, and the origins of their conflict with the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Turkish War of Independence

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78

In this episode we examine the topic: Sabbateanism: The Rise and Fall of a Messiah

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Armenia.

Rarely have women in history played a more deliciously mysterious role than that of the 600 years of the Ottoman Empire, when what is modern-day Turkey and lands from the Balkans to Syria sat at the center of a great Empire. These were...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Italo-Turkish War

The kebab is a type of skewered food - usually meat - that is historically cooked over an open flame. Kebabs originated in countries around the Mediterranean and are now common in many areas of the world. Learn how to make kebabs!

Turkey has a controversial president in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He represents a conservative, authoritarian streak in a complicated young and old country. Let's talk about it.

Who was the famous Lawrence of Arabia?

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Great Eastern Crisis

In Ottoman history, Sultan Ibrahim I is known as one of the most extravagant rulers. Though he only ruled for a period of roughly eight years, his reign was defined by decadence, nepotism, sensuality, and, according to some, outbursts....

Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Before 1600, the kitchen staff...

The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across into Arabia and the north coast of Africa, was home to one of the most extraordinary empires in history: the Ottoman Empire. Along its routes flowed ideas, goods,...