Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
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The Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire were the military institutions of the Ottoman state, encompassing its land, naval, and later air forces that played a central role in its expansion and defense over several centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
armed forces
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military organization ⓘ |
| abolishedUnit | Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedUnitDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| abolishedUnitEvent | Auspicious Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Austria-Hungary during World War I
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Bulgaria during World War I ⓘ Germany during World War I ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ottoman armed forces
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrine |
centralized command under the Sultan
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combination of cavalry, infantry, and artillery ⓘ use of elite slave-soldier corps ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Arab Revolt
NERFINISHED
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Balkan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kosovo (1389) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mohács (1526) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nicopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Caucasus campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Fall of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman expansion in the Balkans ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vienna (1529) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Akinci light cavalry
NERFINISHED
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Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye NERFINISHED ⓘ Bashi-bazouks NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamidiye regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapıkulu corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizam-i Cedid army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman artillery corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman coastal fortifications ⓘ Ottoman fleet in the Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fleet in the Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fleet in the Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fortress garrisons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman general staff NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman irregular auxiliaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman military band NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman military engineering corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman military medical services NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman military schools NERFINISHED ⓘ Sipahi cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Timariot cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Turk era army ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Sublime Porte military offices
NERFINISHED
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Topkapi Palace (early period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern European military tactics
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military systems of successor Balkan states ⓘ military traditions of modern Turkey ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine military traditions
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Central Asian Turkic warfare ⓘ European military reforms ⓘ Islamic military traditions ⓘ |
| modernizationWave |
German-style reforms under the Young Turks
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Nizam-i Cedid reforms ⓘ Tanzimat military reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Enver Pasha
NERFINISHED
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Mahmud II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ Osman I NERFINISHED ⓘ Selim I NERFINISHED ⓘ Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Imperial Guard
NERFINISHED
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Janissary corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
control of key trade routes
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defense of Ottoman territories ⓘ expansion of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ maintenance of internal order ⓘ projection of naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| startTime | late 13th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| trainingAssistanceFrom |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSystem |
devshirme system
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millet system for recruitment ⓘ timar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedVehicle |
armored cars
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battleships ⓘ early military aircraft ⓘ ironclads ⓘ submarines ⓘ torpedo boats ⓘ warships ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
cannons
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machine guns ⓘ matchlock muskets ⓘ rifles ⓘ sabres ⓘ |
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