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
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abolishedUnit Janissaries NERFINISHED
abolishedUnitDate 1826
abolishedUnitEvent Auspicious Incident NERFINISHED
alliedWith Austria-Hungary during World War I
Bulgaria during World War I
Germany during World War I
alsoKnownAs Ottoman armed forces NERFINISHED
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
combination of cavalry, infantry, and artillery
use of elite slave-soldier corps
endTime 1922
engagedIn Arab Revolt NERFINISHED
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
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
Topkapi Palace (early period) NERFINISHED
influenced early modern European military tactics
military systems of successor Balkan states
military traditions of modern Turkey
influencedBy Byzantine military traditions
Central Asian Turkic warfare
European military reforms
Islamic military traditions
modernizationWave German-style reforms under the Young Turks
Nizam-i Cedid reforms
Tanzimat military reforms NERFINISHED
notableCommander Enver Pasha NERFINISHED
Mahmud II NERFINISHED
Mehmed II NERFINISHED
Osman I NERFINISHED
Selim I NERFINISHED
Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED
notableUnit Imperial Guard NERFINISHED
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
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
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
early 20th century
trainingAssistanceFrom Britain NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Prussia NERFINISHED
usedSystem devshirme system
millet system for recruitment
timar system NERFINISHED
usedVehicle armored cars
battleships
early military aircraft
ironclads
submarines
torpedo boats
warships
usedWeapon cannons
machine guns
matchlock muskets
rifles
sabres

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Battle of Basra (1914) belligerent Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Rovine belligerent Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Lugos belligerentSide Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Kut-al-Amara besiegedByDuringWWI Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II capturedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Captain John Smith capturedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Kurukdere combatant Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Tikrit (1917) combatant Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Siege of Nicomedia combatant Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Sisak (1593) combatantSide Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Varna combatantSide Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
At-Turaif destroyedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Byzantine armed forces followedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman armed forces
Battle of Oltenitza hasCasualties Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Temporary Law of Deportation implementedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military authorities
Alaeddin Ali Pasha influenced Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military organization
Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) influencedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military system
Battle of Oltenitza involved Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman infantry
Tigris Front involves Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Serasker jurisdiction Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman armed forces
Fevzi Çakmak memberOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military
Janissary Agha memberOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military hierarchy
Battle of Al-Arish opponent Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Battle of Kurukdere opponent Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman forces
Ali Pasha partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military
Ottoman artillery partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military
Ottoman military music (mehter) partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military tradition
Ottoman navy partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Piyale Pasha partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military elite
Seyfo perpetratedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military units
Year of the Sword perpetratorContext Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military forces
Agios Andreas Bastion usedBy Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman military forces
qadiasker (military judge) usedIn Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: qadiasker
this entity surface form: Ottoman military