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The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

Rageh Omaar

Gillian Bancroft

Mike Smith

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors: Episode 3

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Rageh Omaar explores the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the legacy it left behind.

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.

In the final episode, Rageh Omaar explains how the collapse of this Islamic superpower following the First World War has left problems for Europe and the Middle East that are still being felt today. Rageh also reveals how struggles at the heart of the Ottoman story have have recently been reignited on the streets they once ruled, from Syria to Turkey.

From its capital in Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire matched the glories of ancient Rome. Yet its achievements have been largely lost in the trauma of its last few years. Brutality, massacres and the carve-up of former Ottoman lands created a legacy of tension and conflict that continue to this day.

The heartland of the former empire - modern-day Turkey - turned its back on its Islamic, Ottoman past. It underwent a social revolution led by military commander and secular visionary Mustafa Kemal- Ataturk. So why is Ottomanism back on the political agenda? And why are many politicians in the west hoping that Turkey can provide a role model as a modern, Islamic democracy?

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Rageh Omaar examines the history of the Ottoman empire

Rageh Omaar traces the history of the Ottoman empire. A super-power of a million square miles, it matched the glories of Ancient Rome and collapsed less than a hundred years ago

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