The Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878) was a diplomatic conference to reorganise the states in the Balkan Peninsula after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, which had been won by Russia against the Ottoman Empire.Represented at the meeting were Europe's then six great powers: Russia, Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Germany; the Ottomans; and …

With most of the Balkans under Ottoman rule by the mid-16th century, Ottoman territory increased exponentially under Sultan Selim I, who assumed the Caliphate in 1517 as the Ottomans turned east and conquered ... In 1911, of the 654 wholesale companies in Istanbul, 528 were owned by ethnic Greeks. ... Map of the Ottoman Empire in 1900 ...

The Treaty of Berlin (formally the Treaty between Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, Italy, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire for the Settlement of Affairs in the East) was signed on 13 July 1878. In the aftermath of the Russian victory against the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, the major powers restructured the map of the Balkan region.

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.It features the westernmost point in mainland Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the …

"Distribution of Races in Austria-Hungary" From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911. Balkans Historical Maps. Baltic Lands Circa 1000 A.D. - 1809 A.D. (12 Maps) ... 1911. Reference Map of the European Provinces of the Roman Empire (910K) Insets: Gaul in the Time of Caesar. The Rhine Country in Roman Times.

The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (also Actions of Villers-Bretonneux, after the First Battles of the Somme, 1918) took place from 24 to 27 April 1918, during the German spring offensive to the east of Amiens.It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other; it was the biggest and most successful tank action of the German army in the First World …

Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, romanized: Rum İli; Turkish: Rumeli; Greek: Ρωμυλία), etymologically "Land of the Romans", at the time meaning Christians and more specifically Christian Byzantines, was the name of a historical region in Southeastern Europe that was administered by the Ottoman Empire, corresponding to the Balkans.In its wider sense, it was …

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm (39–45 in) from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm (61–85 in) wingspan.

Sep 20, 2018 · The international crisis that began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 and culminated in the British declaration of war on Germany on 4 August is referred to as the July Crisis. In these five weeks decisions were made that led to the outbreak of a European war which soon escalated into a world war of …

Istanbul, Turkish İstanbul, formerly Constantinople, ancient Byzantium, largest city and principal seaport of Turkey. It was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The old walled city of Istanbul stands on a triangular peninsula between Europe and Asia. Sometimes as a bridge, sometimes as a barrier, Istanbul for more than 2,500 years has stood between …