Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy - Türkiye Today

The Ascent and Decline of The Ottoman Empire

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. When the Muslims realised that the state equated them with Christians and Jews, replacing the principles of their sacred law with Christian regulations, and discarding their traditional attire in favour of that of the Christians, they felt a profound sense of discontent. They also perceived that Rashid’s government seemed to prioritise the interests of the Christians. This led to a …

Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy - Türkiye Today

The Ottoman Palace is fundamentally an Eastern Palace. It is insufficient to trace its structure solely to the Islamic era; one must delve into the Sasanian, and perhaps even the Achaemenid, periods of Persian palaces. Those who visit the Ottoman Palace, or evaluate it with a discerning eye, consistently report encountering an architectural complex that, despite being composed of units built over four centuries, is remarkably simple, beautiful, …