Ottoman Empire

The **Ottoman Empire**, historically and colloquially the **Turkish Empire**, was an empire that controlled much of Western Asia, and Northern Africa Between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe and, with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror. The Ottoman Empire would later be reformed as the “Turkish Federation in 1972 and become one of the major belligerents of the Second Weltkrieg during the 1990s.

## History

### Balkan Wars 1912-1913

Turkish Presence began to wayne during the early years of the Twentieth Century, as Separatist Movements in Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania and Serbia began uprisings against Ottoman Rule in their respective countries. They would lose a majority their influence in Continental Europe, But they would later reclaim Thrace in the Second Balkan Wars.

### World War One 1914-1921

The Ottoman Empire entered World War I on the side of the Central Powers and was ultimately defeated. The Ottoman participation in the war began with the combined German-Ottoman surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of the Russian Empire on 29 October 1914. Following the attack, the Russian Empire (2 November 1914) and its allies France (5 November 1914) and the British Empire (5 November 1914) declared war on the Ottoman Empire (also on 5 November 1914, the British government changed the status of the Khedivate of Egypt and Cyprus, which were de jure Ottoman territories prior to the war, as British protectorates.) Ottoman Forces would later advance towards Cairo, successfully taking over the city and advancing to the rest of the Nile River the First World War would later conclude as a victory for the Central Powers and Turkey would then annex Britains Colonial Holdings in Africa and the Middle East.

### Era of Mehmed VI 1921-1938

On 1936, Ottoman Forces were deployed to annex the Nation of Kenya.

### Era of Osman IV 1938-1972

On 1939, A Large scale revolt began in the Arabian Peninsula due to ethnic tensions within the empire, the Revolt would later result in a failure in 1942. On 1947, Osman broke relations with Berlin and left the Central Powers. The Second Arabian Uprising would then begin in 1958 (supported by the Soviets) and would later succeed in an Arabic Victory. The Libyan Uprising would then start in 1965 (also supported by the Soviets), Ethnic tensions between the Empires minorities and majorities further caused the collapse of the Empire and the Libyan Uprising would conclude in 1967 in a Rebel Victory. Tunisia would leave the Ottoman Empire in 1970. The Ottoman Empire would later dissolve and become a Military Dictatorship known as the Turkish Federation (still controlling large parts of Sudan, Egypt and Kenya. The Sudanese Revolution would begin in 1973 ending in 1975 in a Sudanese Victory, Kenya would later leave in 1982. The Second Weltkrieg would later start in 1993, Turkish Forces would begin advancing to Libya, but by the late 90s, they would collapse to a joint invasion between the Communist North Africans and the Communist Russians.

## Economy

After oil was discovered in Ottoman Mesopotamia the economy exploded in the next few decades. However, most of the oil companies are German.Osman IV wanted to make all companies Turkish but because of Deutsches Weltreich is so powerful instead of fighting he break relations and blockade Suez Canal for the Central Powers like Bulgaria. Other than oil Ottoman Empire has a lot of resources Copper,Coal as an example,as a result Ottoman Economy was one of the greatest economies of the World in 1930s.