World History
- Who Were The Hittites?
Who Were the Hittites? This is an essay on the origins and history of the Hittite people with an emphasis on their conflicts with the ancient Egyptians. It was written by Tracy Fox. The World Book Encyclopedia notes, "Hittites, were the earliest inhabitants...
- History Of Turkey
History of Turkey. This is a short history of the European and Asian nation of Turkey. Although the modern nation of Turkey is recent, the area has had a rich history under the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Turks. The fall of Constantinople in...
- Ataturk And Turkey
Ataturk and Turkey. Kemal Ataturk was a Turkish leader who unified his nation, forced colonial powers to leave, and modernized Turkish society. Information on the "father of the Turks". From the site: Ottoman sultans ruled Turkey until the end of World...
- Understanding The Kurds
Here is an excellent overview of the Kurds and their plight in the Middle East from The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR). The CFR story includes excellent graphics, maps, timeline, and historic context. There are over 30 million Kurds spread throughout...
- Pope Calls Armenian Deaths Genocide
> Was the killing of close to 2 million Armenians by Turks in 1915 genocide? That's what the Pope called it today. Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador to the Vatican saying that the evidence for genocide is controversial. The Al Jazeera clip...
World History
Origins of Turkey's Demonostrations
Excellent short clip, from AlJazeera, about the origins of the demonstrations in Turkey (just less than 3 minutes)
- Who Were The Hittites?
Who Were the Hittites? This is an essay on the origins and history of the Hittite people with an emphasis on their conflicts with the ancient Egyptians. It was written by Tracy Fox. The World Book Encyclopedia notes, "Hittites, were the earliest inhabitants...
- History Of Turkey
History of Turkey. This is a short history of the European and Asian nation of Turkey. Although the modern nation of Turkey is recent, the area has had a rich history under the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Turks. The fall of Constantinople in...
- Ataturk And Turkey
Ataturk and Turkey. Kemal Ataturk was a Turkish leader who unified his nation, forced colonial powers to leave, and modernized Turkish society. Information on the "father of the Turks". From the site: Ottoman sultans ruled Turkey until the end of World...
- Understanding The Kurds
Here is an excellent overview of the Kurds and their plight in the Middle East from The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR). The CFR story includes excellent graphics, maps, timeline, and historic context. There are over 30 million Kurds spread throughout...
- Pope Calls Armenian Deaths Genocide
> Was the killing of close to 2 million Armenians by Turks in 1915 genocide? That's what the Pope called it today. Turkey immediately withdrew its ambassador to the Vatican saying that the evidence for genocide is controversial. The Al Jazeera clip...