Ottoman

The Balkans' Iron Wall: The untold story of Serb resilience, media bias, the Jewish bond - opinion

The geopolitical history of the Balkan Peninsula, and Serbia in particular, has been defined by its strategic role as a ruthless frontier against invading forces. 

|ByTINA GHAZIMORAD, ALEX WINSTON
This photo taken on July 25, 2018 shows flowers from the Croatian and Israeli presidents on the plaque at the memorial in the shape of a flower in Jasenovac where the two presidents payed a tribute for the victims killed at the Jasenovac concentration camp which was dismantled 73 years ago.
Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing

Erdogan, a major NATO leader had effectively declared his nation innocent of every crime commonly associated with the empire, and the world moved on with remarkable ease.

|ByMICHA DANZIG
The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

The war against the Jewish state began long before Israel was established - opinion

The war against the Jewish state began almost 150 years ago, well before the Balfour Declaration and before the first Zionist Congress organized by Theodor Herzl in Basel in 1897...

|ByJACOB SIVAK
Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.

Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions: Erdogan, Hamas, and threats to Israel - opinion

Last week, we learned from US Vice President JD Vance that the Trump Administration considers Turkey eligible to receive F-35 fighter jets. It is reviewing how Turkey can legally get the fighter jets

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

The ‘etrog’ wars: How the Ottoman Empire turned a sacred fruit into a global commodity

From the groves of Corfu and Cephalonia to the orchards of Tiberias and Jaffa, the saga of the etrog under Ottoman rule reveals how a fruit became entangled in struggles of faith and trade.

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
ETROGIM ON display: The fruit’s distinctive bumpy skin and bright color made it both a ritual object and a coveted commodity across Jewish communities.

Haifa honors Indian cavalry who liberated the city in 1918

“This is not only a history lesson, but a living testament to the power of heritage to unite two nations,” said Yigal Graever of the Haifa Historical Association.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByEITAN ELHADEZ-BARAK/TPS
Indian soldiers at the Haifa military cemetery on Sept. 29, 2025 commemorate the 1918 Battle of Haifa, in which Indian soldiers liberated the city from the Ottoman Empire

Ongoing excavations reveal rich history of Assos, ancient Hellenistic city

The 12-month dig will probe the ksenodokhion, acropolis castle phases, and the early ottoman bath’s missing cistern.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Temple of Athena ruin in the Assos Archeological Site, modern Canakkale, Turkey.

In first for Israeli PM, Netanyahu recognizes Armenian Genocide on Patrick Bet-David's podcast

Netanyahu, when pushed by Patrick Bet-David, himself an ethnic Armenian, to personally recognize the Ottoman massacre of Armenians in 1915-1917 as genocide, said, "I just did."

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Corpses of murdered Armenians lying beside the road during the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire, 1915-1917; illustrative.

Lost for centuries: Ottoman shipwreck packed with swords, pipes, and royal seals

A winter storm, a fiery end - and an underwater museum waiting to be opened.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of the diving team with part of the treasures found.

Early Byzantine chapel and complex discovered at Konuralp Ancient Theatre

Findings include mosaics, apses, and possibly a larger complex from the early Byzantine period.

JULY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prusias ad Hypium antique city in Duzce, Turkey.

From Ottoman Oppression to Modern Jihad: The Nevesinje Legacy - opinion

The 1875 Serbian revolt against Ottoman rule offers a blueprint for addressing today's Islamic extremism, rising antisemitism, and the decline of Western Christian values in Europe.

JULY 7, 2025ByMARC ZELL
Belgrade, Serbia - March 19, 2015: An Ottoman style mosque with minaret. The Bajrakli mosque is the only remaining mosque in Serbia which was built around 1575 by the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

Turkey's regional ambitions can only be stopped by building a Kurdish nation - opinion

Fast forward to today: Turkey’s entire political spectrum – from the far Left to the far Right is united around the idea of territorial expansion into Iraq, Syria, and beyond. 

MAY 11, 2025ByMEM HUSEDIN
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Antalya, Turkey, last month. Turkey’s expansionist policies in Syria and Iraq are now on the radar of nearly everyone following Middle Eastern geopolitics, the writer states, May, 2025.

Tourists find Ottoman-era tombstone embedded near Roman-era aqueduct in İznik

Retired museum director says tombstone was integrated into aqueduct during 1960s restoration.

APRIL 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of the entrance gate of ancient city of iznik (nicaea) made of red brick stones.

How Erdogan’s Ottoman energy ambitions threaten Israel and the West – opinion

Erdogan’s ambitions in Syria go beyond fighting ISIS. Is he laying the foundation for a modern Ottoman Empire?

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Shaara meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 4, 2025.