In his book titled 'We and Our History,' İlber Ortaylı asks: To what extent do we, the Turks, understand Turkish history as a nation that has made history? How close or distant are we from our past documents? As he seeks answers to these questions and others, he introduces his readers to Turkish history, presenting it directly and shedding light on the classic Turkish era, the political and social panorama of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the circumstances that shaped today's Europe, and the journey of Turkish, Russian, and Japanese modernization. In short, the roots of global modernity.

In the introduction to his work, İlber Ortaylı emphasizes the importance of knowing history as a fundamental element of identity to achieve historical awareness. Recently, there is an increasing trend of interest in history books compared to the past. We see that it is impossible to ignore historical events and history. History imposes itself upon us, even if we don't recognize or consider it.

This book is one of Ortaylı's projects on Ottoman history and includes his reviewed speeches delivered through various means. It explores the classic Ottoman period, glimpses of modernization, the Crusades, and the split between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, while opening the door to broader analyses.

The book contains twenty-seven sections on Ottoman history, including: - What is historical awareness? - Making history - Writing history - Formation of Turkey - The Crusades - Control in Anatolia - Ottoman conquests in Anatolia - Ottoman rule in the Balkans, Ottoman as a Balkan Empire - The Ottoman sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Vienna Siege: Towards a New Ottomanism, What's strange? We and Our History.

Author: İlber Ortaylı Publisher: Arab Scientific Publishers - Beirut Print Year: 2015 Pages: 230 Volume: 1 Binding type: Paperback Paper type: Recycled ISBN: 9786140115873