Military
This elite infantry unit, made up of converted Christian boys, was the backbone of the Ottoman army.
What is the Janissary corps?
This former church, turned mosque, then museum, and now mosque again, symbolizes the blend of Byzantine and Ottoman architectural styles.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
He was the founder of the Ottoman Empire in the late 13th century.
Who is Osman I?
She was the legal wife and powerful consort of Suleiman the Magnificent, known for her political influence and charitable works.
Who is Hürrem Sultan (also known as Roxelana)?
This hot beverage, introduced in the 16th century, became a staple of Ottoman social life and led to the rise of a specific store to sell it.
What is coffee?
This Ottoman leader conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Who is Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conqueror)?
This imperial complex in Istanbul was the primary residence of Ottoman sultans for centuries and includes a harem and treasury.
What is Topkapi Palace?
Known as "The Lawgiver" in the East and "The Magnificent" in the West, he led the empire to its peak.
Who is Suleiman the Magnificent (Suleiman I)?
The section of the imperial palace where the women of the Ottoman court lived.
What is the Harem?
These public bathhouses were central to cleanliness, socializing, and ritual purification.
What is a hammam?
This Ottoman military campaign reached the gates of Vienna in 1683 but ended in defeat.
What is the Second Siege of Vienna?
He was the chief Ottoman architect under Suleiman the Magnificent and designed over 300 structures, including the Süleymaniye Mosque.
Who is Mimar Sinan?
Who is Sultan Ahmed I?
Three rights that Muslim women had under Ottoman rule.
What are the right to divorce, the right to own property, the right to be partners in businesses?
This bustling market in Istanbul, one of the world’s largest and oldest covered markets, was a hub of daily commerce.
What is the Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı)?
This military campaign ended in the death of both Sultan Murad I and his Hungarian adversary, Lazar.
What is the Battle of Kosovo?
This grand mosque in Istanbul, built by order of Sultan Ahmed I, is famous for its six minarets and blue-tiled interior.
What is the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)?
This Sultan banned coffeehouses in 1633, believing them to be places that incited rebellion against the government and that caffiene made his subjects disobedient.
Who is Murad IV?
This title was given to the mother of the reigning sultan, often the most powerful woman in the empire.
What is Valide Sultan?
What are farming, trading, and government officials?
This massive cannon was built to bring down the walls of Constantinople.
What is the Basilica?
This type of painting was often produced by a master artist and his team of apprentices.
What is a minature painting?
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, he was deposed in 1922 before the Caliphate was abolished.
Who is Mehmed VI?
This period in the 16th and 17th centuries, when royal women held significant political power, is often called this.
What is the Sultanate of Women?
This mystic brotherhood was also known as the whirling dervishes.
What are the Sufis?