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The Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers of World War I. It entered the war on 29 October 1914 with a small surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of Russia, which prompted Russia to declare war on 2 November 1914. Ottoman forces fought the Entente in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.
Most of Serbia is conquered. Murad I lost his life in this war. [ 1][ 2] Bayezid I accession to the throne. 1396. September 25. Battle of Nicopolis. Bulgaria was conquered. 1399. The Bursa great mosque was built by the Bayezid I. The first to be built by the Ottoman Darü'ş-şifa (worship and education center) Bayezid 1.
This is a list of battles in World War I in which the Ottoman Empire fought. The Ottoman Empire fought on many fronts including the Eastern , Romanian and Macedonian fronts. Only battles in which the Ottoman Empire was one of the major belligerents are shown.
List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum territorial extent, at the zenith of its power in the second half of the 16th century, stretched from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa.
Serbia declares war on the Ottoman Empire. [24] November 2–21 Middle Eastern, Caucasian: Bergmann Offensive, first military engagement in the Caucasus of the First World War. November 3 Politics: Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire. African, East African: Battle of Kilimanjaro: November 3–5 African, East African
The Ottoman Empire and German Empire fought each other at Batumi after the arrival of the German Caucasus Expedition whose prime aim was to secure oil supplies. On 3 March 1918, the conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Russia ended with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and on 4 June 1918, the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Batum with
Large areas of North Albania rise up in revolt, with Shkodër besieged and the rebels defeat the Ottomans in battle. Albanian reinforcements to the Shkodrans are sent from Postribe, Kosovo, Malësia, Ulqin (now Ulcinj ), Podgorica, Mirditë, Mat and Dibra. Ottoman forces are defeated in battle by the insurgents in July.
History of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire was founded c. 1299 by Osman I as a small beylik in northwestern Asia Minor just south of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. In 1326, the Ottomans captured nearby Bursa, cutting off Asia Minor from Byzantine control.