The Sultan and His People

The Sultan and His People is a valuable and essential work on all the significant aspects of the Ottoman Empire. The author, Christopher Oscanyan, founded the first Armenian-language newspaper in Turkey. He later became the personal secretary to the Sultan's son-in-law. This work contains plates and in-text illustrations, making it a bestseller, selling 16,000 copies in just four months.

Oscanyan described several elements of the empire thoroughly, including their origin, religion, economy, education, medicine, the condition of women, and many mo