In his book titled 'We and Our History', İlber Ortaylı questions to what extent Turks are aware of their history as one of the nations that made history. How close or distant are we from our past documents?

He presents to his readers the Turkish classical era, the political and social panorama of the 18th and 19th centuries, the conditions that created modern Europe, and the journey of Turkish, Russian, and Japanese modernization; in short, the roots of global modernity.

In the introduction, Ortaylı emphasizes the importance of knowing history as a fundamental element of identity to achieve historical awareness.

In recent years, there has been a trend of interest in history books compared to previous periods.

History imposes itself on us, and it is vital to consider it. This book is one of Ortaylı's projects on Ottoman history, containing revised discussions presented through various means.

The book explores the classical Ottoman period and some scenes from the modernization phase, alongside the Crusades and the schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, allowing for broader analyses.

• Historical Awareness
• Making History
• Writing History
• Formation of Turkey
• The Crusades
• Control in Anatolia
• Ottoman Conquests in Anatolia
• Ottoman Rule in the Balkans
• The Habsburg Siege: Towards a New Ottoman Era