Did you know? The Ottomans rose to power at the beginning of the 14th century after taking ove from the Seljuqs in Anatolia. At the height of their empire in the 16th and 17th century, the Ottomans controlled big parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. They defeated the Mamluks in the early 16th century to rule Syria for 400 years until the early 20th century....
Aaron Aschkarmy grandfather moved from damascus ere unfortunately i was never able to visit damascus and get to now my relatives is it possible that we are related Dimitri Ashkar dr med was my grandfather...