The Turkish empire, established in northern Anatolia by Osman I at the end of the 13th century and expanded by his successors to include all of Asia Minor and much of southeastern Europe. After setbacks caused by the invasion of the Mongol ruler Tamerlane in 1402, the Ottomans captured Constantinople in 1453, and the empire reached its zenith under Suleiman in the mid 16th century. It had greatly declined by the 19th century and collapsed after World War I. It now is deemed the nation of Turkey. All that exists of the empire now is what currently exists of the country of Turkey, and Constantinople is now named Istanbul.
At its biggest which was the dawn of the 17th century, they controlled Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Northern Caucasia, Crimea (up to Don and Volga Rivers), the whole black sea coast ( it was an inner sea for them), Romania, Wallachia, Moldovia, Hungary, Souther Poland (for some time), parts of Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, the whole Aegan sea including bigger islands like Crete and Cyprus (another inner sea), Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, all small states of Souther shores of Iranian sea, Umman, Yemen, Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea, some parts of Ethiopia (red sea anothe inner sea), Libya, Tunus, Algeria, Morocco (for some time) and Anatolia for sure.
In some estimates it is believed that the empire had almost 20 million km2 of land under its administration.
Turkey, Bosnia Herzegovina, Syria, Bulgaria, Lebanon
The Ottoman Empire was around 7.6 million miles square. It covered some of Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Syria, Arabia, North Africa, Romania, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon.
The Ottoman Empire controlled most of the eastern Mediterranean. It even conquered a small part of Greece. That was in the olden times.
The new territory of the Ottoman Empire was essentially just the country of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire fell after the end of World War I.
The decline of the Ottoman Empire in the decades before World War I left a power vacuum. The European countries made secret alliances about how to take control of the former Ottoman lands, eventually leading to the war.
The Ottoman Empire was dismantled after the First World War, it was subsequently known as Turkey. Therefore, no, it was known as Turkey during the Second World War.
During World War I, Germany did in fact control the Dardanelles Strait, if only through its ally, the Ottoman Empire. Control of this narrow strip of water and surrounding areas was crucial for Germany and the Ottoman Empire in their attempt to prevent a link-up between the Allies through the heart of the Ottoman Empire itself.
The Ottoman Empire controlled most of the eastern Mediterranean. It even conquered a small part of Greece. That was in the olden times.
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers.
The new territory of the Ottoman Empire was essentially just the country of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire fell after the end of World War I.
The decline of the Ottoman Empire in the decades before World War I left a power vacuum. The European countries made secret alliances about how to take control of the former Ottoman lands, eventually leading to the war.
The Ottoman Empire was dismantled after the First World War, it was subsequently known as Turkey. Therefore, no, it was known as Turkey during the Second World War.
The Ottoman Empire ceded much of its territory, and European nations took control. Additionally, there was a coup d'etat by senior Military Officers called the Young Turks (Jön Türkler) who proclaimed the Government of the Republic of Turkey, ending the Ottoman Empire in 1923.
The Ottoman Empire
During World War I, Germany did in fact control the Dardanelles Strait, if only through its ally, the Ottoman Empire. Control of this narrow strip of water and surrounding areas was crucial for Germany and the Ottoman Empire in their attempt to prevent a link-up between the Allies through the heart of the Ottoman Empire itself.
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ottoman empire. world war 2.
The Allied Powers took control of territory in the former Ottoman Empire.