On August 26th, during a seminar organized by ILKE Agenda, renowned scholar Dr. Yakoob Ahmed delivered a speech regarding the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire. The speaker emphasized the factors underlying the longevity of the Ottoman Empire and its cultural impact. The impact of the empire on different regions and the contemporary reflections of its multicultural structure were at the center of the talk. How the legacy of the Ottoman Empire in the fields of religion, commerce, art and politics still influences today's world was one of the other topics discussed at the conference.