- Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople, by Stanwood Cobb. (1915) A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'ís in Haifa in the early 1900s. Includes introduction by Bei Dawud.
- Azálí-Bahá'í Crisis of September, 1867, The, by Juan Cole. (2004) On the history of a fateful weekend during which the Bábí movement in the nineteenth-century Middle East was definitively split into the Bahá'í and Azalí religions.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, by Moojan Momen. (1981) A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, The, by John Walbridge. (2002) Includes bios of individuals from Turkey who figure prominently in Bahá'í history.
- Bahá'í Influence on the Reform Movements of the Islamic World in the 1860s and 1870s, by Moojan Momen. (1983-09) Bahá'í influences on the Middle Eastern reform movement in the 1860s and 1870s.
- Bahá'í Prayers for Good Governance, by Christopher Buck. (2021 Fall) Bahá’u’lláh encouraged Bahá’ís to pray for their rulers. This essay presents a newly authorized translation of "A Prayer for the confirmation of the American Government," and a provisional translation of a prayer of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for the Ottoman Caliphate.
- Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume, Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998) List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
- "By the Fig and the Olive": `Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary in Ottoman Turkish on the Qur'ánic Sura 95, by Necati Alkan. (2001) A translation and discussion of an Ottoman-Turkish Tablet by `Abdu'l-Bahá: his commentary on the Quaranic Sura of the Fig (#95).
- Chosen Highway, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. (1940/1967) Oral Bahá'í histories collected by an eminent early English Bahá'í, first published in 1940.
- Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan), by Abdu'l-Bahá. Moojan Momen, trans. (1985-12) Translation of a treatise written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá when he was in his teens, expounding on the terms "Hidden Treasure", "Love", "Creation", and "Knowledge" in a manner which suggests that the recipient was a Sufi and an admirer of Ibn 'Arabí.
- Contribution to the Topography of 19th Century Adrianople, A, by Alexandra Yerolimpos. (1993) Overview of the layout, the ethnic neighbourhoods, and history of Adrianople, including the period of Bahá'u'lláh's stay there. No mention of Bahá'ís.
- Difficulties of the Young Turk Party, The, by Stanwood Cobb. (1912-01) Reflections on the character and political fortunes of the Young Turks, written shortly before the partitioning of Ottoman empire.
- Divide and Rule: The Creation of the Alawi State after World War I, by Necati Alkan. (2013-11) Summary of 20th-century history of the Nusayri/Alawi Shi'i movement in Syria and Turkey. (No mention of Bahá'ís.)
- Dreams and their Interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion: Some Preliminary Remarks, by Necati Alkan. (2007) Outline of the importance of dreams and their interpretation in the Bahá'í Religion; dream
interpretation in Islam; statements on dreams by Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá; a dream interpretation by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Ottoman Turkish.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Epistle of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad 'the Báb' to Sultan Abdulmecid, by Necati Alkan. (2003) The Bab's Tablet to Sultan Abdulmecid and some notes on early Bábís in the Ottoman Empire.
- 'Eternal enemy of Islam', The: Abdullah Cevdet and the Bahá'í religion, by Necati Alkan. (2005) Cevdet, a member of the Young Turk Committee of Union and Progress, in 1922 published an article on the Bahá'ís, for which he was politically attacked. (Offsite.)
- Extraordinary Life and Work of Wellesley Tudor Pole, The: Baha'i Seer, by Lil Osborn. (2013-07) On the role of Bahá'í beliefs in the life and spiritual quest of Tudor Pole.
- Fighting for the Nuṣayrī Soul: State, Protestant Missionaries and the ʿAlawīs in the Late Ottoman Empire, by Necati Alkan. (2012) Overview of the Alawites/Nusayris (Syrian Shi'is) in the start of the 19th century, political attitudes in Syria and Istanbul, and the influence of Protestant missionaries.
- From Adrianople to 'Akká', The Austrian Lloyd, by Kent Beveridge. (1986-03) Aiming to identify the Lloyd vessels transporting Bahá'u'lláh and His companions, investigating vessels from Gallipoli to 'Akká via Alexandria, using Lloyd Triestino archives for identification.
- Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude, by Roshan Danesh. (2012) The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Bahá’u’lláh speaks about the collective spiritualization of humanity — creating new patterns of community and social relations — as the "journey" of the human body politic.
- Le Journal de Constantinople, by Various. (1848-1851) Collection of 818 files, unsorted. They contain an unknown number of references to the Báb and his milieu. Four entries have been found so far, and searching this archive may yield more.
- Lifetime with Bahá'u'lláh, A: Events in Baghdad, Istanbul, Edirne and ‘Akká while in the Company of Bahá'u'lláh, by Aqa Husayn Ashchi. Ahang Rabbani, trans. (2007-03) One-third of a lengthy primary-source history, annotated by translator.
- Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (2021) Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
- List of Baha'i Studies and Translations, by Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2018) A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations.
- Mathnaví-yi Mubárak, by Bahá'u'lláh. Kay Lynn Morton, trans. (2024) Provisional translation of a mathnavi (poem) written in Constantinople in 1863 following His initial declaration in Baghdad. Translated in rhyming couplets with extensive annotations, summary, preface, and introduction.
- Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak, by Bahá'u'lláh. Frank Lewis, trans. (1999) Provisional translation
- Medhat Pasha, by Necati Alkan. (2012) Bio of the 19th century Ottoman statesman, who served both as governor and grand vizier. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Nazif, Suleyman, by Necati Alkan. (2021) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Ottoman Reform Movements and the Bahá'í Faith, by Necati Alkan. (2004-06-15) Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá had contact with many of the reformers and modernist ideas in Turkey in the 1860s-1890s. This paper focuses on the "Young Turk" leader Abdullah Cevdet.
- Ottoman Reform Movements and the Bahá'í Faith, 1860s-1920s, by Necati Alkan. (2004) The relationship between the Young Ottoman and Young Turk reform movements and the Bahá'ís from the 1860s onwards; the nature of these contacts and the impressions of the Young Ottomans and Young Turks of the Babis and Bahá'ís; the convergence of ideas.
- Poetry as Revelation: Introduction to Bahá'u'lláh's 'Mathnavíy-i Mubárak', by Frank Lewis (published as Franklin Lewis). (1999) On Bahá'u'lláh and the poetic tradition, Sufism, Sufi poetry, and Rumi; rhetorical orientation; date of the poem and history of the text; and interpretation and the translation process. Includes a provisional translation.
- Real Turk, The, by Stanwood Cobb. (1914) Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall of Abdul Hamid; the character of the Turkish, their temperament, and their way of looking at life.
- References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, by United States Department of State. Ralph D. Wagner, comp. (1991-2001) Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on discrimination against the Bahá'í Faith and persecution of its adherents in twenty countries.
- Religious Minority Rights, by Christopher Buck. (2008) Discussion of three minority religions within Islamic states that have experienced persecution and hardships which attracted the attention of the international community: the Alevis, the Ahmadiyya, and Bahá'ís.
- Revelation of Baha'u'llah volume 2: Adrianople, 1863-1868, by Adib Taherzadeh. (1977) Link to formatted book (offsite).
- Stories from The Delight of Hearts: The Memoirs of Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí, by Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí, trans. (1980) Anecdotes and history, a personal glimpse of the Middle East in the 19th century, as told by a follower of Bahá'u'lláh and companion of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Surah of God, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1992-10) Includes essay about the "Most Great Separation" (1866) and historical events in Bahá'u'lláh's household in the mid-1860s.
- Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq), by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (1998)
- Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl, Juan Cole, trans, Alison Marshall, ed. (1863/1868?) The Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl is a short story, which reads like a fairy tale, about the search for the Beloved.
- Tablet to Ashraf, by Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown, trans. (2016) Guidance to three men who later became martyrs, news to share about Bahá'u'lláh, and comments on the nature of his revelation.
- Tablets concerning the Divine Test, by Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. (2000) Bahá'u'lláh's writings about the divine test between Bahá'u'lláh and Mirza Yahya at the Sultan Selim Mosque in Edirne in September, 1867, which led to the final schism between the Bahá'ís and the Azali Babis.
- Treasures of the East: The Life of Nine Oriental Countries, by Zia M. Bagdadi. (1930) Descriptions of nine "Treasures" — Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jijaz (Arabia), Transjordania (Arabia), Persia, India, and Turkey — by an Iraqi physician who traveled to the U.S. and was instrumental in the establishment of several Bahá'í communities.
- What is Bahá'í Orientalism?, by Geoffrey Nash. (2021) Postcolonial theory can help analyze religious writing; Edward Said and the concept of mutual othering; power and knowledge are linked in the production of Orientalist discourse. Link to article (offsite).
- Young Turks and the Bahá'ís in Palestine, The, by Necati Alkan. (2011) Reform movements in turn-of-the-century Palestine and the influence of Abdu'l-Bahá on his political milieu.
- مجموعه الواح و مناجاتهای ترکی حضرت عبدالبهاء طهران ١٢٧ بدیع (Collected Azeri Turkish Tablets and Prayers of `Abdu'l-Bahá), by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1970-71 (127 B.E.)) مجموعه الواح و مناجاتهای ترکی حضرت عبدالبهاء - مؤسّسه ملّی مطبوعات امری ، طبع طهران – چاپ دوم – ١٢٧ بدیع ، ١٩٧١ – ١٩٧٠
(Prayers originally written in Azeri Turkish with the Ottoman Turkish alphabet.)
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