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S01E03 - "Mustafa Kemal-Ataturk"
Aired on Oct 20, 2013, 8:00 PM
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It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed less than a hundred years ago.Rageh Omaar, who has reported from across this former empire, sets out to discover why the Ottomans have vanished from our understanding of the history of Europe. Why so few realise the importance of Ottoman history in today's Middle East. And why you have to know the Ottoman story to understand the roots of many of today's trouble spots from Palestine, Iraq and Israel to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo.This is the forgotten story of how one dynasty, a single family, became Islamic rulers over huge swathes of the modern world.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
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.
Oct 6, 2013
60 min
E2
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.
Oct 13, 2013
60 min
E3
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.
Oct 20, 2013
60 min
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