The Ottoman World: Explore Mosques, Towns and Palaces
Explore the Ottoman world through domed mosques, historic towns, palaces, bridges and caravanserais. The collection includes places in Turkey, the Balkans and Egypt, ranging from timber-framed houses and trading courtyards to decorated prayer halls and court interiors.
Browse the map to find these buildings and open their site articles. The descriptions explain how their rooms, courtyards and river crossings were used, and distinguish earlier structures from later rebuilding.
Explore Ottoman sites
Explore 700+ Ottoman sites, including domed mosques, historic houses, palaces, stone bridges and courtyard caravanserais, with a map and site articles.
Daily life
Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire
Explore Ottoman daily life through homes, families, food, work, worship and travel, with dated examples of the routines and services that supported them.
History and society
An introduction to Ottoman history and society, explaining how government, economy, religion, military power and communication organised a changing empire.