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
abolishedUnitDate 1826
abolishedUnitEvent Auspicious Incident
alliedWith Austria-Hungary during World War I
Bulgaria during World War I
Germany during World War I
alsoKnownAs Ottoman armed forces
Ottoman military
commanderInChief Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
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
Balkan Wars
Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Battle of Mohács (1526)
Battle of Nicopolis
Caucasus campaign
Crimean War
Fall of Constantinople
Gallipoli campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Great Turkish War
Mesopotamian campaign
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Ottoman expansion in the Balkans
Russo-Turkish Wars
Siege of Vienna (1529)
World War I
garrisonLocation Istanbul
hasPart Akinci light cavalry
Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye
Bashi-bazouks
Hamidiye regiments
Janissaries
Kapıkulu corps
linked to: Janissaries

Nizam-i Cedid army
linked to: Ottoman Army

Ottoman Air Force
linked to: Ottoman air units

Ottoman Army
Ottoman Navy
linked to: Ottoman navy

Ottoman artillery corps
linked to: Ottoman artillery

Ottoman coastal fortifications
Ottoman fleet in the Black Sea
linked to: Ottoman navy

Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean Sea
linked to: Ottoman navy

Ottoman fleet in the Persian Gulf
linked to: Ottoman navy

Ottoman fleet in the Red Sea
linked to: Ottoman navy

Ottoman fortress garrisons
Ottoman gendarmerie
Ottoman general staff
Ottoman irregular auxiliaries
Ottoman military band
Ottoman military engineering corps
Ottoman military medical services
Ottoman military schools
Sipahi cavalry
Timariot cavalry
Young Turk era army
headquarters Sublime Porte military offices
linked to: Ottoman chancery

Topkapi Palace (early period)
linked to: Topkapi Palace
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
linked to: Tanzimat
notableCommander Enver Pasha
Mahmud II
Mehmed II
Osman I
Selim I
Suleiman the Magnificent
notableUnit Imperial Guard
Janissary corps
linked to: Janissaries
primaryLanguage Ottoman Turkish
religion Sunni Islam
replacedBy Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey
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
linked to: United Kingdom

France
Germany
Prussia
usedSystem devshirme system
millet system for recruitment
timar system
usedVehicle armored cars
battleships
early military aircraft
ironclads
submarines
torpedo boats
warships
usedWeapon cannons
machine guns
matchlock muskets
rifles
sabres

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Ottoman navy partOf Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Sisak (1593) combatantSide Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Janissary Agha memberOf Ottoman military hierarchy
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman military music (mehter) partOf Ottoman military tradition
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Alaeddin Ali Pasha influenced Ottoman military organization
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Varna combatantSide Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Al-Arish opponent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Ali Pasha partOf Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Lugos belligerentSide Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Kurukdere combatant Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Kurukdere opponent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Temporary Law of Deportation implementedBy Ottoman military authorities
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Oltenitza hasCasualties Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Oltenitza involved Ottoman infantry
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) influencedBy Ottoman military system
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman artillery partOf Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Siege of Nicomedia combatant Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Seyfo perpetratedBy Ottoman military units
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Year of the Sword perpetratorContext Ottoman military forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II capturedBy Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Serasker jurisdiction Ottoman armed forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Byzantine armed forces followedBy Ottoman armed forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Fevzi Çakmak memberOf Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
At-Turaif destroyedBy Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Rovine belligerent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Kut-al-Amara besiegedByDuringWWI Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Tigris Front involves Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
qadiasker usedIn Ottoman military
subject linked to: qadiasker (military judge)
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Captain John Smith capturedBy Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Agios Andreas Bastion usedBy Ottoman military forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Tikrit (1917) combatant Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Piyale Pasha partOf Ottoman military elite
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Basra (1914) belligerent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
52nd Division (Ottoman Empire) usedBy Ottoman Empire armed forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman General Staff partOf Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Süleyman Askerî Bey partOf Ottoman military establishment
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Mišar belligerent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Shaiba opponent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire alsoKnownAs Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire alsoKnownAs Ottoman armed forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Donanma-i Hümâyûn partOf Ottoman armed forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Hasan Pasha of Algiers partOf Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Hungarian–Ottoman frontier usedBy Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
defense of Gravia Inn belligerent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Siege of Belgrade (1806) opponent Ottoman forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Hüsrev Pasha sphereOfInfluence Ottoman military establishment
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Agha of the Janissaries usedIn Ottoman military
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Cretan Revolt of 1896–1897 belligerent Ottoman military forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Handschar hasCulturalAssociation Ottoman military
subject linked to: handschar
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
Revolt in the Desert featuresGroup Ottoman Empire forces
linked to: Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire