ottoman empire

Assuming there's not Hundred Days Campaign, which allows for Murat to essentially maintain his throne in Naples, how would that affect the later Greek War of Independence? Would Murat join the expedition with France and Russia, sending troops to reinforce the Greeks? Would Murat try getting one...

In the OTL, The Kingdom of Kakheti, situated in the eastern part of Georgia, had been in a constant feud with the Kingdom of Kartli until it was annexed by the Kingdom of Kartli around 1513. This was a victory for Kartli, but at the same time, they had their own problems with the...

It is undeniable that Enver was a nationalist willing to do anything for the Turkish cause, however, as we all know, his enthusiasm and bravery were his main strengths, but as a military and political leader, he left much to be desired, but, what if it had been the opposite? What if he had...

Let's say, for whatever reason (Acknowledging the rebellion in Bulgaria is suppressed for the time being? Concern for the Armenians being in the middle of enemy territory the next time a Christian massacre happens? Not having any gains to be made by going into the Balkans or any confidence that...

The Persian gulf has the majority of the world's oil reserves. But they are divided between multiple countries which are often hostile to each other. During it's founding Safavid Empire's military almost entirely consisted of religious militias which refused to use guns. It's main rival was the...

Mustafa IV of the Ottoman Empire, IMO I'd consider one of the worst Sultans in Ottoman History. Though, it's not much, as he ruled for one year from 1807 to 1808, he only got into power by deposing his cousin, Sultan Selim III, who was actually deposed by the Janissaries as they were against...

The Filiki Eteria was a secret society/revolutionary movement that gained traction in the early 19th century aiming to overthrow Ottoman rule in Greece and restore an independent state. This group was largely dominated by the Phanariotes, a wealthy group of Greek Merchants who gained influence...

During the first stage of the Polish-Ottoman War of 1672-1676, the Ottomans gained Poland as a tributary vassal state very briefly for a few months. After Michael I's death and the military successes of Sobieski, this was reversed and Poland only sent one tributary mission to Constantinople as a...

I am currently planning the creation of an alternative line with the topic already mentioned in the title, however I would like to know, in your opinion, what are the most relevant problems or events that the empire would have if it had survived to that date?

The Safavid empire was the last Persian state to rule Iraq/Mesopotamia, whose history was linked with Iran's for centuries. Their rule over it was relatively short, however, and they lost control of the region to the Ottoman Empire during the 1530s. They briefly reconquered it during the reign...

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there were a few attempts by European Christians to settle in the Holy Land or Palestine, whether by the initiative of religious sects such as the German Templer Society or through settlement organizations such as The German Association of...

How would a surviving Ottoman Empire deal with Arab Nationalism? Could 'Ottomanization' continue, or would the withdrawal from Arab affairs be inevitable. Is it even possible for the Ottomans to become genuinely pluralistic as some kind of Federation? Does this require Ottoman neutrality in WW1?

What if Morocco sends ships west for a route to the East alternate from Mamluk sultanate discover Americas instead of Colombus from Spain. Barbary pirates conquer aztecs and inca like the Conquistadors How will this effect the history of Americas ? How will this effect Europe ? How will this...

"So Evident A Danger" ~Or, How One Fort Led to War between Britain, Prussia and Russia ~ The HMS Victory, Vice-Admiral Samuel Hood's flagship during the Russian Armament of 1791 "I speak however of the event of our coming to extremes, as a case which never can exist; for it is absurd to...

As part of a timeline I'm working on, the Armenian genocide is less severe. Originally, I wanted to leave it as a case of luck, but felt it wasn't a concrete enough reason and eventually settled on the Young Turks being ousted in 1916 after the full extent of the Ottomans' ethnic cleansing comes...

I've seen it laid out that a better use of the same resources than the Gallipoli campaign would have been landings at Alexandretta and Mersin and a subsequent takeover and fortification of Cilicia: complicating Ottoman resupply of Mesopotamia by cutting the Berlin-Baghdad Railway at Adana...

From what I've been reading about WWI, the Ottomans and Young Turks weren't exactly keen on joining the war because they preferred to focus on improving the empire instead of wasting money and energy they didn't have into a war. It took a incident with one of their ships being led by a German...

What would a softer ATL Sèvres, that's harsher than Lausanne but just soft enough for the Turks to begrudgingly accept and sign, entail? Keeping Imbros, Tenedos, Hatay, and OTL's Turkish-Syrian border out of the gate? No European zones of influence in de jure Turkey? No internationalized straits...

When the Dutch first invaded Aceh in 1873 breaking the Anglo-Dutch agreements of the early 19th century due to the revisions in 1871, the Sultanate of Aceh appealed to the Ottoman Empire to honor their 300 year old alliance. And while the Ottomans provided a disproportionate amount of indirect...

So, in his final years, King Wladyslaw IV of Poland dreamed of a great war with the Crimea and Turks, there were some alliances and foreign funding organized, Cossacks have been roused (which had very unfortunate results very soon) and the like. But Sejm was not interested in war, particularly...