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Osmanlı İmparatorluğu
Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye
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| Imperial motto: unknown |
The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power
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| Official language | Ottoman Turkish |
| Capital | İstanbul ( Constantinople) |
| Sovereigns | Sultans of the
Osmanli Dynasty |
| Population | ca 40 million |
| Establishment | 1281 |
| Dissolution | October 29 1923Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Events January 1 Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larg |
| CurrencyFor exchange rates, see here. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e. a store of value. A currency zone is a country or region | AkçeA silver coin, the akce was the chief monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. Three akce''s was equal to one para''. One-hundred twenty akce''s equaled one kurus''. Later the kurus became the main unit of account, replacing the akce''. In the 1870s the kurus |
| The flagFlag of Turkey is similar to the flag used in late periods of Ottoman Empire. The flag of the Ottoman Empire (and later that of Turkey) is called Ay Yıldız which means moon star''. The flag has a ancient and complex origin. The color red is a of the later Ottoman period | |
| Part of the History of TurkeyThis article is primarily about the history of the Republic of Turkey. For other periods in history, see the links to main articles about those subjects under the heading Pre-Republic History. Main articles are written in bold. Pre-Republic History The hi |
The Ottoman Empire was a TurkishTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the state in the Middle EastThe Middle East is a geographical and cultural area comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Middle East is a subregion of Afr that comprised AnatoliaAnatolia ( Greek ανατολη anatole for "rising of the sun" or "East"; compare " Orient" and " Levant", by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana "mother" and dolu "filled"), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, part of Southwest Asia, North Africa and south-eastern Europe in the 14th to 20th centuries, established by a tribe of Oghuz Turks in western Anatolia and ruled by the Osmanli dynasty. The Ottoman Empire was among the world's most powerful political entities in the 16th and 17th centuries when the nations of Europe felt threatened by its steady advance through the Balkans. From 1517 onwards, the Ottoman Sultan was also the Caliph of Islam, and the Ottoman Empire was from 1517 until 1922 (or 1924) synonymous with the Caliphate, the Islamic State.
The Empire was founded by Osman I (in Arabic Uthmān, hence the name Ottoman Empire). Osman I was the grandson of Süleyman . The Empire was sometimes referred to in diplomatic circles as the "Sublime Porte" or simply as "the Porte," due to the greeting ceremony the sultan held for foreign ambassadors at the Palace Gate. This also refers to the Empire's position as gateway between Europe and Asia. In 1453, following the capture of the city, Constantinople (in modern Turkish İstanbul) became the capital. The Ottoman Empire was transformed into modern Turkey following World War I.
