Speaking of which, I strongly suggest watching the two Turkish historical dramas, Magnificent Century and Magnificent Century: Kösem, if you want to know about the so-called "Sultanate of Women" period of Ottoman history when female political giants such as Hürrem Sultan, Mihrimah Sultan, Safiye Sultan, Kösem Sultan, etc. took an active role in the state and foreign affairs of the Ottoman Empire. While they are historical fiction shows and therefore most of the story is fictional for the purposes of drama and storytelling, a lot of the broader events covered in those shows are historically accurate, or at least based on various historical accounts (some of which are contradictory to each other). You can even follow along the big events in the two shows on Wikipedia or other sources, for example, for the actual historical accounts of those events and compare them with the show.

Note that both shows (especially the first one) are very long with so many episodes, with each episode being an average of just over 1 hour and a half in length, with some of the longest ones (usually the ones containing events of greatest historical significance) being 2 and a half hours. Both series are available in their entirety, with English subtitles, in Youtube.