Ottoman Turkey
The Ottoman dynasty rule of the Turkey lasted from 1299 to 1922. The Ottoman Turks, were the Oghuz Turkic founding and most populated ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire.
Ottomans take their dynastic name, Osmanli from their founder Osman I. He reigned about 1299–1326. He was the founder of the House of Osman. This was the ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire for its 624 years.
The Imperial Ottoman Realm included other non-Turkish Muslims and non-Turkish Christians. Turks had advantages over non-Turks on issues like taxation, voting and legal rights.
The Ottomans invaded Europe in the 1350s. They dominated the Mediterranean Sea. In 1453, they invaded Constantinople (the capital city of the Byzantine Empire). The Turks blocked all major land routes between Asia and Europe. West Europeans had to find other ways to trade with the East.
- See also: Ottoman dynasty
Ottoman Turkey Media
Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire (1882–1922)
A depiction of the Ottoman Empire and its vassal states in 1481 AD. Borders follow Shepherd (1923).
Império Otomano em 1566
Ottoman Empire in 1683
Imperial anthem of the Ottoman Empire (1829–1839, 1918–1922)
Imperial anthem of the Ottoman Empire (1839–1861)
Personal anthem of Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II
Marche de sa Majesté Impériale Le Sultan Mohammed V. par Italo Selvelli
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