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Middle East

Ottoman Empire

Photo collection of Sultan Abdulhamid II

Sultan Abdülhabid was in the habit of sending out photographers to document the state of the Empire. On various occassions he presented selections of these pictures to foreign heads of state. An album given to the US Government is available on the website of the Library of Congress →

more pictures from the Abdülhamid II collection →

Some Links*

Ancient and medieaval Armenian history

Site of R. Bedrosian. Rich repository of sources, links to digital books (occassionally offline)→

Armenians

Ottoman History Podcast

Snapshots of Ottoman life, culture and history →

Housamadyan

A project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and village life→

Virtual Ani

Leading site on Armenian monuments in Turkey, numerous pictures and professional comment →

Sivas

Interesting photo collection on nineteenth and early twentieth century Sivas on the website of the Azarian Family, originating from Sivas →

Facebook - "Birzamanlar Anadoluda Ermeniler"

This Facebook group (its name translates in English as "Once upon a time Armenians in Anatolia") has lots of photograps of Armenians before WWI, Armenian settlements and monuments in past and present. Facebook log in required →

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Kurds

Images

Site of American photographer Susan Meiselas monumental book "Kurdistan. In the shadow of history". Some pictures from the book→

Bibiography

Bibliography on scholarly work on Kurds by the Kurdish Studies Network (KSN)→

Online books

Digital library of the Kurdish Institute in Paris→

Website of George Aghjayan

This website offers articles on Armenian history and demography, maps showing Armenian settlements in the 19th century and photos of churches →

Mideastimage

A collection of original photos, post cards, historical documents and art objects from the Middle East →