ottoman

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Greeks, Ottomans and Portuguese all sought to control the Persian waterway, whose shores were once dubbed the Pirate Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the days of ancient Persia, successive world powers including the Greeks, Ottomans and Portuguese sought to control the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal

Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.

From Barron's

In the early 1920s the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the dynasty’s rule was abolished by the new Turkish Republic led by Mustafa Kemal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ottomans provide storage not only for Hedda’s guns but also for her secrets.

From Los Angeles Times