Greece fought their independence war from 1821-1829. They declared independence in 1821 and won it finally in 1829.
However, it took most of the next century (up until 1913) for the northern regions of modern Greece such as Epirus, Thessaly, Macedonia, and Western Thrace to become part of the Greek State.
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Russia tried to gain control but was only partially successful. Territories such as modern Armenia and Azerbaijan were once Ottoman but were lost to Russia. Much of the Balkans fought for independence from the Ottomans but didn't become Russian.
After years of wars the empire fell in debt with Western banks and the empire was driven out of Europe and in 1923 war broke out and Turkey gain its independence and Ottoman Empire was no longer an empire. The family members were given Turkish citizenship.
Austria-Hungary and Russia intervened in the Ottoman Empire's domestic problems in order to expand their Empires and strategic alliances. The Balkan countries intervened in the Ottoman Empire's problems in order to gain proper independence. This meddling was occurring in the 19th century when Austria-Hungary and Russia proper were powerful countries that had no major territories under Ottoman control. (They both acquired Ottoman territories later, but these were external regions like the Ukraine or Croatia which are separate nations today.) In 1800, Greece, Crete, Serbia, Bosnia, and Bulgaria were all territories of the Ottoman Empire whose people were just beginning to achieve national consciousness and trying to organize their various ethnic groups into one contiguous homeland.
Muslin armies gain control of Eastern Europe during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The areas of Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia were under the control of the automatic Empire.
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The independence of the modern Romania is from 9 May 1877, after the war against Ottoman Empire.
Greek worked with the Great Powers of Europe and fought for their independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Arabs in the region wanted to gain independence from the Turkish leaders of the Ottoman Empire.
North Yemen became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
The modern nation of Turkey was founded in 1922. Before that, it was part of the Ottoman Empire, which went through a long period of decline.
Russia tried to gain control but was only partially successful. Territories such as modern Armenia and Azerbaijan were once Ottoman but were lost to Russia. Much of the Balkans fought for independence from the Ottomans but didn't become Russian.
After years of wars the empire fell in debt with Western banks and the empire was driven out of Europe and in 1923 war broke out and Turkey gain its independence and Ottoman Empire was no longer an empire. The family members were given Turkish citizenship.
Arabs in the region wanted to gain independence from the Turkish leaders of the Ottoman empire
Arabs in the region wanted to gain independence from the Turkish leaders of the Ottoman empire
The first country ever to gain independence was San Marino who achieved independence from the Roman Empire.