The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy

 01/01/2025

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This video celebrates the cultural legacy of the Ottoman Empire, from “its aesthetics and architecture to its scientific and medical innovations, including the first vaccinations.” This video is based on Diana Darke’s book, The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy, which “presents the magnificent achievements of an empire that lasted over 600 years and encompassed Asian, European, and African cultures, shedding new light on its complex legacy.”

Diana Darke is a Middle East cultural expert with special focus on Syria. With degrees in Arabic from Oxford University and in Islamic Art & Architecture from SOAS, London, she has spent over 30 years specializing in the region, working for both government and commercial sectors.

You can get her book from Thames and Hudson and other retailers: https://thamesandhudson.com/the-ottomans-a-cultural-legacy-9780500252666

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