Charles XII persuaded the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III to declare war on Russia, which resulted in the Ottoman victory at the Pruth River Campaign of 1710–1711. After the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718 ...

The infamous Patrona Halil Rebellion of 1730, which ultimately dethroned Sultan Ahmed III, was sparked in a Janissary coffeehouse. Although coffeehouses still exist in name, they rarely serve the ...

The Mosque, contributing to the silhouette of Istanbul, was built by architect Sedefkar Mehmet Aga following the order of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I. and opened to worship in 1617.