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Akcham, Taner. The Young Turks' Crime against Humanity: the Armenian Genocide and Ethnic          Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire. Princeton University Press, 2013.

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This is a full survey of the Armenian Genocide and the logic behind this mass killing. The author is a famous Turkish historian in Germany who advocates for reconciliation with history.

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Allen, Erin. “The Ottoman Armenian Merchant from Arapkir.” The Ottoman Armenian            Merchant from Arapkir, 29 Feb. 2016, blogs.loc.gov/loc/2016/02/the-ottoman-armenian-      merchant-from-arapkir/.

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This is a page from the Armenian collection of the Library of Congress, which is now home to a large number of documents in Armenian and Georgian. The article provides some precious data concerning the usage of Armeno-Turkish language. 

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Al-Yaziji, Nasif. “Lebanon's Men of Letters.” Lebanon News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 28 Jan. 2008, www.aljazeera.com/focus/arabunity/2008/01/2008525173546578323.html.

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This is a short biography of one of the leading figures in modern Arab nationalism. 

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Armanios, Febe. Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt. Oxford University Press, 2015.

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This book centres around the Coptic Christians in the Ottoman Empire written by one of the foremost experts in the area who happened to be a Copt herself. The book is detailed enough to be a good sourcebook. 

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Cankara, Murat. “Rethinking Ottoman Cross-Cultural Encounters: Turks and the Armenian      Alphabet.” Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History, 7 July              2017, modernarmenianhistory.history.ucla.edu/2013/04/26/rethinking-ottoman-cross-          cultural-encounters-turks-armenian-alphabet/rethinking-ottoman-cross-cultural-                  encounters-turks-and-the-armenian-alphabet/.

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This is a public lecture on the usage of Armenian alphabet when writing the Ottoman Turkish language. Despite its length, it is actually not a bore and has many specific examples from the time period. 

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Catholic News Agency. "Syrian Patriarchs Condemn 'Unjust Aggression' of Friday Allied            Airstrikes, Ask for Prayers.” The Angelus, angelusnews.com/content/syrian-patriarchs-          condemn-unjust-aggression-of-friday-allied-airstrikes-ask-for-prayers.

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This is a piece of news concerning the Syrian Christians in the warring areas. The patriarchs were not too happy with Trump's bombs.

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Crowley, Roger. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West.          Hachette Books, 2014.

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The book is great for casual reading and beginners for its writing style is great, but I doubt this would do much good to advanced scholars. Still, it provides some easily accessible accounts of 1453.

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Demetrius John Georgacas, "The Names of Constantinople", Transactions and Proceedings        of the American Philological Association 78:347–367 (1947) JSTOR 283503

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This is hard-core academic philological work on the names of the imperial capital. Precise as it is, it is still a bore to amateurs. 

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Esposito, John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press, 2004.

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This is a encyclopedia of the Islamic world. The book comes in handy when doing research on the Ottoman empire and the middle east in general. It is very academically written and has good sources.

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Finkel, C. Osman’s dream: the story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923. John Murray, London            (2006).

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This is a more accessible approach to the Ottoman history. Despite some inaccuracies, it is good enough for beginners in the area, and also provides some insight. 

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Glenny, Misha. The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999. Penguin                Books, 2001.

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This is a goof survey on the rise of nationalism in the Balkans which killed the Ottoman Empire. The analysis is spot-on and with plenty of good details. 

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Hanioglu, M. Shuekrue. A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire. Princeton University              Press, 2010.

 

This is a short but comprehensive work of the twilight of the Ottoman Empire. Writing style is probably a little dull, but it does not undo the academic value of this book. I recomment starting with this one if anyone's interested.  

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Isom-Verhaaren, Christine, and Kent F. Schull. Living in the Ottoman Realm: Empire and

    Identity, 13th to 20th Centuries. Indiana University Press, 2016.

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This book deals with the theme of mentality which the French master historian Georges Duby invented. Indeed, the history of mentality is hard to study because such theme is only reflected in partial texts and irregular accounts,but the book has by far done a great job analysing the fragmented texts of the time period.

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​Morgan, Robert. History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt. FriesenPress,            2016.

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This is "the" book to go to if you want a comprehensive understanding of the history of the Coptic Christians. It does not lack details, but some of the analyses are a little strange. Nevertheless, it is a good source book. 

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Panchenko, Constantin A., et al. Arab Orthodox Christians under the Ottomans, 1516-1831. Holy      Trinity Publications, 2016.

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This is a good survey and source book for the study of Orthodox Arabs in the Ottoman empire, but be cautious on the analyses of Islamic attitudes toward Christians. 

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Suny, Ronald Grigor. "They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else": a History of  the Armenian        Genocide. Princeton University Press, 2017.

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This is the written documentary on the Armenian genocide. It contains narrative of the survivors and foreign missionaries. It is convincing but some of the details are probably a little exaggerating.