How did boys become eunuchs during the Ottoman Empire?
Screex Before the conquest of Constantinople, Ottoman sultans were considered first among equals; they shared a...
Who was Sultan Osman, after whom the Ottoman Empire was named?
When Genghis Khan’s Mongols first ventured beyond their borders, they turned all of Central Asia...
Why the Turkic People Split into Factions After Conquering Half the World
They emerged from the Altai Mountains with hammers in hand—and within half a century, they...
Which Ukrainian Traditions Are Actually Turkic
When we talk about Ukrainian culture, we immediately think of the vyshyvanka, lard, the bandura,...
States and Peoples of the Eurasian Steppes: From Antiquity to the Modern Era.
The Huns Between the Altai and the Aral SeaWhile the memory of the Huns in...
The Khakass: An Ancient and Young People
Geographical features and clearly defined borders have turned the Middle Yenisei Valley into a unique...
Saddles and Harness of the Ancient Turks
The invention of the rigid-framed saddle and stirrups was the most significant event in the...
Which modern-day people are direct descendants of Genghis Khan?
At one point, a staggering statistic was circulating online: one in every 200 men on...
The “Princess of Ukok”
The “Princess of Ukok” is a well-preserved female mummy discovered in 1993 on the Ukok...
THE NOMADS’ FIELD PROVISIONS
The Diet of a Kazakh Warrior in the 17th–19th Centuries The Kazakhs did not have...