The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Roots of the Ottomans
Rageh Omaar examines the history of the Ottoman empire. He starts by looking at the unlikely roots of the Ottomans, as nomadic horsemen in a rural backwater of modern-day Turkey.
Suleiman the Magnificent and Abdul Hamid II
Rageh Omaar explores the contrasts between two very different Ottoman sultans, Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century and the reign of Abdul Hamid II in the 19th century.
Mustafa Kemal-Ataturk
Rageh Omaar ends his series with a look at how the collapse of the Ottoman Empire created a legacy of tension and conflict that continues to this day.
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