Enver Pasha

The discovery of dozens of pieces of military ammunition during the construction works of a school in Istanbul has revealed that the area once housed an Ottoman-era arsenal and gunpowder factory.

The Istanbul Governor's Office announced on May 3 that security forces destroyed 30 mortars found during the construction of a middle school in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.

On Thursday, a few hours before the leaders of European Union member-states were to discuss the bloc's relations with Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a military parade in Baku, celebrating Azerbaijan's triumph over Armenian forces (with Turkish assistance).

'The Circassian: A Life of Eşref Bey, Late Ottoman Insurgent and Special Agent' by Benjamin C. Fortna (Hurst, 341 pages, £25)

Exactly 101 years ago, a series of breath-taking developments in European and Turkish seas put the Ottoman Empire into a war that would destroy it. Recently revealed documents correct some misconceptions about how the Turks entered World War I "Enver [Pasha] had wanted to stand back and let the Great Powers destroy one another.

The personal belongings of Ottoman soldier and politician Enver Pa?a have been sold at an auction in the southern province of Antalya. 

The personal belongings of Ottoman soldier and politician Enver Pa?a, which were provided by his family and put up for auction by Istanbul Müzayede on April 5, were bought by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.

A special collection of 122 pieces, including the personal belongings of Ottoman soldier and politician Enver Pa?a, who was a highly powerful figure in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, will be put on auction April 5 in Istanbul.