Breadwinner Soldiers in the Ottoman Empire
with Kate Dannies hosted by Sam Dolbee and Can Gümüş | For the last century of its history, the Ottoman army fought war after war for the survival of the empire. In this episode, Kate Dann...
5 Sep 0s
The Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I
with Ashley Dimmig hosted by Abbey Stockstill and Musa Kazım Azimli | The jewel-encrusted musket of Mahmud I is one of the most popular pieces at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. In thi...
28 Aug 0s
WWI and the End of the Ottoman Empire
with Mustafa Aksakal hosted by Chris Gratien and Sıla Önder | The First World War brought an end to six centuries of Ottoman imperial rule and in many ways, made the Middle East region as i...
22 Aug 0s
Astrologers and Authority in the Ottoman Empire
with A. Tunç Şen hosted by Maryam Patton | What did it mean to know the future in the early modern Ottoman Empire? And who had the authority to interpret the heavens? In this episode, A....
14 Aug 0s
The Ottoman World of Sports
with Murat Yıldız hosted by Sam Dolbee | In the late Ottoman capital, imperial politics became a field of collaboration and competition between Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities, e...
2 Aug 0s
All's Fair in Love and War
Lafky entered the United States as a teenager on false pretenses, when her cousin presented her to immigration authorities as his legal wife. A decade later, when her real marriage devolved into a mes...
20 Jun 0s
Between Care and Violence: The Dogs of Istanbul
with Mine Yıldırım hosted by Önder Eren Akgül | What does canine life reveal about the human worlds of modern Istanbul? In this special collaboration with Keyman Podcast at Northwestern Uni...
13 Jun 0s
Film Diplomacy in Turkey-US Relations
with Ayşehan Jülide Etem hosted by Chris Gratien and Sıla Önder | During the Cold War period, Turkish cinema flourished, as American films entered local theaters, television sets, and the s...
4 Jun 0s
