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Has to be Ottoman Empire, nowadays TURKEY.

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Mesopotamia was part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire for some centuries till 1918. In World War 1 the area was invaded by Britain and later became part of the British Empire.

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The Ottoman Turks.

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