The Ottoman Empire was created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia. The beginning of the Ottoman history was characterized by continuous territorial expansion. It grew in to the most powerful states in the world. The Ottoman Empire spanned more than 600 years and came finally ended in 1922 when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and other successor states. The Ottoman Empire surround most of southeastern Europe to Vienna including present day Greece, Hungary, Balkan region and parts of Ukraine. Portions of the Middle East now occupied by Israel, Iraq, Syria and Egypt. The Ottomans patronage of the sciences and arts was one of the ways they assert their claim to Islamic and universal authority. In the seventeenth century they saw lively intellectual exchange, both secular and religious.2 The literature and the arts at that time were highly productive. The first half of the eighteenth century was the golden age for poetry and art. The first Ottoman printing press had strong European influence in the arts, manners and, architecture. The Ottoman Empire had array of languages, religions and
The Ottoman Empire was created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia. The beginning of the Ottoman history was characterized by continuous territorial expansion. It grew in to the most powerful states in the world. The Ottoman Empire spanned more than 600 years and came finally ended in 1922 when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and other successor states. The Ottoman Empire surround most of southeastern Europe to Vienna including present day Greece, Hungary, Balkan region and parts of Ukraine. Portions of the Middle East now occupied by Israel, Iraq, Syria and Egypt. The Ottomans patronage of the sciences and arts was one of the ways they assert their claim to Islamic and universal authority. In the seventeenth century they saw lively intellectual exchange, both secular and religious.2 The literature and the arts at that time were highly productive. The first half of the eighteenth century was the golden age for poetry and art. The first Ottoman printing press had strong European influence in the arts, manners and, architecture. The Ottoman Empire had array of languages, religions and