Istanbul became the center, capital and crown jewel of the Ottoman Empire after its conquer in 1453.
The Ottoman Empire once controlled Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
Ottoman Empire
At the end of WW1, the Arab lands once controlled by the Ottoman Empire came under the control of England and France.
The countries Ottoman Empire once ruled is now indepent and soverign. That meant they are first-class citizen, not dhimmis ottoman treated them. They are no longer subject to Sharia. They now make their own laws. Turkey is a republic and is modernized.
The Advent of western culture on the Ottoman Empire led to the breakdown of Ottoman Empire which was different from the current one which was once centered on religion.
The Ottoman Empire once controlled Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
Ottoman Empire
At the end of WW1, the Arab lands once controlled by the Ottoman Empire came under the control of England and France.
The city that was once the center of the Mali empire and became the center of the Songhai empire was Gao
Ottoman Empire
The countries Ottoman Empire once ruled is now indepent and soverign. That meant they are first-class citizen, not dhimmis ottoman treated them. They are no longer subject to Sharia. They now make their own laws. Turkey is a republic and is modernized.
The Advent of western culture on the Ottoman Empire led to the breakdown of Ottoman Empire which was different from the current one which was once centered on religion.
The Ottomans had skilled soldiers, so over time they would conquer different parts slowly, and once they had defeated the last of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was now a large empire. The Ottoman Empire started off as a little community, but kept growing into a large empire, lead by a man named Osman.
The countries Ottoman Empire once ruled is now indepent and soverign. That meant they are first-class citizen, not dhimmis ottoman treated them. They are no longer subject to Sharia. They now make their own laws. Turkey is a republic and is modernized.
Yes, parts of modern-day Lebanon were once part of the Ottoman Empire, which was based in present-day Turkey. The Ottoman Empire controlled Lebanon from the early 16th century until the end of World War I in 1918. Following the war, Lebanon was placed under French mandate, leading to its eventual independence in 1943. Thus, while Lebanon was never a part of Turkey as a modern nation-state, it was historically part of the territories governed by the Ottoman Empire.
While the modern country of TURKEY was the center of the Ottoman Empire, all of the following countries have territory that was once a part of the Ottoman Empire:Abkhazia* (Abkhazia is breakaway republic and recognized as part of the Republic of Georgia by nearly all UN members)AlbaniaAlgeriaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDjiboutiEgyptEritreaGeorgiaGreeceHungaryIranIraqIsraelJordanKosovoKuwaitLebanonLibyaMacedoniaMoldovaMontenegroNorthern Cyprus* (Northern Cyprus is recognized as being part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus under Turkish Occupation by nearly all UN members)OmanPalestineQatarRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSomaliaSouth Ossetia* (South Ossetia is breakaway republic and recognized as part of the Republic of Georgia by nearly all UN members)SudanSyriaTunisiaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUkraineYemen
Yes. Turkey was once the Ottoman Empire