Introduction

The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors is a 2013 BBC Two documentary in three parts presented by Rageh Omaar.

Outline

Rageh Omaar explores the huge contrasts in the times of two very different Ottoman sultans.

The most famous Suleiman the Magnificent in the golden age of the 16th century and the troubled reign of Abdul Hamid II in the 19th century when the Ottomans were dubbed ‘the Sick Man of Europe’.

Rageh also examines the cultural legacy as well as the physical, religious and political architecture of Ottoman rule to find out what a Muslim world run from Europe was really like.

The Ottomans: Europe’s Muslim Emperors Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s): Rageh Omaar.
• Director(s): Gillian Bancroft.
• Producer(s): David Olusoga, Mike Smith, Gillian Bancroft, and Faris Kermani.
• Editor(s): Tim Arrowsmith, Mark Elliot, and Ivan Probert.
• Production: BBC.
• Distributor(s): BBC (2013) and Polyband (2019, Germany).
• Original Network: BBC Two.
• Release Date: 13 October 2013.
• Running Time: 59-60 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English and Arabic.