The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
Season 1
Rageh Omaar recounts the epic story of one of the largest and most influential empires in world history, that of the Ottomans.
Where to Watch The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors • Season 1
3 Episodes
- Roots of the Ottomans
E1Roots of the OttomansRageh Omaar attempts to establish how two parallel narratives have emerged from history, one that is commonly seized on to portray the Ottomans as religious zealots or bent on holy war, another that reveals an empire more ready than others to tolerate differences and driven by much more secular motives. - Suleiman the Magnificent and Abdul Hamid II
E2Suleiman the Magnificent and Abdul Hamid IIRageh finds out more about the massive contrasts in the times of two very different Ottoman sultans. They are Suleiman the Magnificent in the Golden Age of the 16th century and the troubled reign of Abdul Hamid II during the 19th century'. - Mustafa Kemal-Ataturk
E3Mustafa Kemal-AtaturkRageh discovers how this great empire was finally destroyed, why its achievements were largely lost in the trauma of its final years, and how the fall out from its collapse created tensions that still resonate across Europe and the Middle East today. Following the end of the First World War, Rageh considers how the carve-up of former Ottoman lands created a legacy of tension and conflict that continues to this day.
