Provides an historical overview of the city of Jerusalem during the Ottoman occupation of Palestine from 1517 to 1917CE.

Details the Ottoman provinces that constitute Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Serbia, and Turkey. Details the 1878 Congress of Berlin.

Highlights the power struggles between the Egyptian Mamelukes and the Ottoman sultans and their forces.

Studies the three principles of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, namely, the rule of the sultan, rule of the faith, and rule of the military.