An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East.

Introduction:Sultans old and new -- A historical note: classified infidels -- Turkey: heart of the empire. Instanbul ; Ziya ; The Sacré Coeur ; Antakya ; Izmir and the Levantines ; The Afro Turks -- Scattered pomegranates. An empire enriched ; Thessaloniki ; Hidden synagogues ; 1915 ; Yerevan ; Western Armenia -- Ghosts of Troy. Cyprus ; Foreign soil ; Ayvalik ; Thrace ; Aegean Turks ; Granny Sifa -- Minarets in the West. Bridge on the Drina ; Missionary zeal ; The art of war zones ; Serbia ; Kosovo and Skopje ; Minarets and muftis -- Spires in the East. Jerusalem and the West Bank ; The hanging gardens of Haifa ; Beirut ; An Islamic state enclave ; Ain Dara ; Warlords and Sheikhs -- Memleket. Homeland ; Fenced life ; Conjugations ; Minced words ; Coffee cups ; Return of the native ; Exile.