About this season
The Ottomans ruled over three continents and seven seas for six centuries. The century-long collapse of the Ottoman Empire created a whole new world along with many political, religious and ethnic challenges that persist to the present day – in Bosnia, in Kosovo, in Turkey, in Lebanon, in Syria, in Israel, in Palestine, in Irak…
Episodes (2)
E1
1. The Nations Against the Empire
Aired 22 March 2016 • 53 min
Between the independence of Greece in 1830 and the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, the Ottoman Empire totally receded from Europe after five centuries of domination.
E2
2. A Fragmented Middle East
Aired 22 March 2016 • 54 min
In 1914, a weakened Ottoman Empire joined World War 1 on the side of Germany, Bulgaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It literally had to fight on every one of its borders.