Fall of Ottoman Empire and Rise of Modern Turkey

Rise and Fall of Ottoman Empire And Rise of Modern Turkey Ottoman Empire also known as “Sultanat e Osmania” or Ottoman Turkish Empire was the largest Muslim empire ever established. Its territories were spread across Europe, Asia and Africa. In short the largeness of the Ottoman Empire could be judged from the fact that modern day Turkey, Greece, Romania, Bosnia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Albania and Cyprus were all the parts of European Ottoman territories. On the other hand Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine were all parts of Middle Eastern Ottoman territories while Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria were the ottoman territories in Africa. It was a major hindrance for the European intrusion of Asia and Africa. It stood like a giant that was unbeatable for more than 750 years. But with the passage of time it grew weaker and weaker and ended in a sorrowful demise after the end of World War 1 under the auspices of lethal treaties of Sevres and Versailles.
Establishment of Ottoman State: In 1290 AD, after the fall of Seljuk Roman Empire, Turkish tribes under the leadership of Osman Bey founded a Turkish state in the north-western Anatolia which was later on known as Ottoman Turkish Empire named after its first sultan. Sultan Bey extended borders of the state towards the edge of Byzantium (Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire). After death of Sultan, his son Orhan captured the north-western Anatolian city of Bursa in 1324 and made it capital of ottoman state. This turned out to be the start of the fall of Byzantium. Now the Ottoman territories started expanding into mainland Europe with the subjugation of Balkans and Serbian Empire.

Evolution to an Empire: As the territories of Ottoman Sultan started growing in Europe and Middle East, the Ottoman state evolved to become Great Ottoman Turk Empire with a magnificence