In the overall war effort, the CUP was convinced that empire's contribution was essential. Ottoman armies had tied down large numbers of Allied troops on various fronts, keeping them away from theatres in Europe where they would have been used against German and Austrian forces.
Ottomans had contributed to the development of hospitals and healthcare, and witnessed advances in medicine, mining and military technology. They also set up a leading observatory in Istanbul and had established more than 300 centres of learning known as medreses.
Finally, after fighting on the side of Germany in World War I and suffering defeat, the empire was dismantled by treaty and came to an end in 1922, when the last Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed VI, was deposed and left the capital of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in a British warship.
The empire's success lay in its centralized structure as much as its territory: Control of some of the world's most lucrative trade routes led to vast wealth, while its impeccably organized military system led to military might.
While Western Europeans generally viewed them as a threat, many historians regard the Ottoman Empire as a source of great regional stability and security, as well as important achievements in the arts, science, religion and culture.
The Ottoman Empire had been the leading Islamic state in geopolitical, cultural and ideological terms. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after the war led to the domination of the Middle East by Western powers such as Britain and France, and saw the creation of the modern Arab world and the Republic of Turkey.
Which was an effect of the Ottomans' increasing control of trade between Europe and Asia? Europeans began searching for new sea routes to Asia. Conflict with the Mughal Empire increased, making long distance trade unsafe.
The Ottomans were successful conquerors because of their use of gunpowder and artillery in the place of archers as well as the use of cannons as weapons of attack.
Timeline1299 - Osman I founded the Ottoman Empire.1389 - The Ottomans conquer most of Serbia.1453 - Mehmed II captures Constantinople putting an end to the Byzantine Empire.1517 - Ottomans conquer Egypt bringing Egypt into the empire.1520 - Suleiman the Magnificent becomes ruler of the Ottoman Empire.More items...