Imagining of an Ottoman (standing) and Christian soldier after the conquest of Constantinople (now Istanbul)

Qiblah compass for determining the direction to pray towards Mecca, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, 18th or 19th century AD

Walls of Constantinople (now Istanbul) under bombardment from the Turks

Harem politics are brutal!

15th century AD Ottoman Turk troops

"The #Jewish population is now nonexistent, but for thousands of years the #Jews of #Libya lived under the rule of the #Greeks, #Romans, #OttomanEmpire, #Italian, #British and #Arabs. In 1911, they made up roughly 4% of the #Libyan population. In 1938, “race protection laws” banned Jews from sending their children to school, working in skilled professions or intermarrying. Later the community was divided and sent to concentration camps across #Europe and #NorthAfrica.

In the years following World War II, the remaining Libyan Jews were forced to emigrate, leaving just 100 in 1969 and none at all by 2004. Many went to #Israel and many to #Rome, adding to the spread and diversity of Libyan and North African Jewish #cooking. Today we enjoy such dishes as #mafrum (stuffed #potatoes), #couscous and #chraime (a spicy #fish #stew). Learning about these #foods helps us to understand our people."

https://jweekly.com/2025/11/10/this-libyan-jewish-chershi-squash-dip-is-spicy-tangy-garlicky-and-sweet/

#Ottoman #OttomanEmpire #Sultan #Sultans #OttomanSultan #OttomanSultans #Turkish 🇹🇷#Turkey #Turban.

#Meme #Memes #Humour #Humor

Poor Polan

Libyan insurgents in the Italian-Turkish War

"Ottomemes have OP Commander, please nerf!" - Ferdinand II, probably

Chibi Mehmed the Conqueror visits Rome (ArchonOfFlesh)

Ornate ceremonial mace, Ottoman Empire or Poland, ~1750 AD

Ottoman-Persian conflicts? I'm sure they'll resolve it within a handful of wars, tops!

Turkish Janissary's gun, Ottoman Empire, ~1800 AD

Chainmail, the Ottoman Empire, 17th century AD

Ornate fork and knife with scabbard, Ottoman Empire, 17th century AD

Quick adventure in Gallipoli, glory and commendations all 'round, I promise!

Quick adventure in Gallipoli, glory and commendations all 'round, I promise!

CHAD Ataturk vs. VIRGIN Sultan (ArchonOfFlesh)

Recently learned that the fall of the #OttomanEmpire was due to its being bankrupt. The fact that the debt was transferred to the countries that emerged from it makes one wonder whether the Empire's dissolution was necessary at all.

Indeed, the Empire would have been as able as those new countries to repay the debt, because it covered the same land. Unless, of course, the Sultan kept on with his expansion wars, which would have piled on even more debt. Competence matters.