The most powerful Empire ever defeated the Roman Empire and ended after 'bullying' Russia

The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) lasted for 623 years, defeating stunned opponents like the Roman Empire, but when it came to fighting Russia, it began to decline without braking.

The Ottoman Empire formed in what is now Anatolia , founded by a Kayi tribal leader named Osman at the end of the 13th century. The Ottoman Empire emerged in the period when the two most powerful empires of the time The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Rome) were all weakened by constant war.

The Ottoman Empire had once fought that victory, until it reached Russia.

By the middle of the 14th century, the Ottoman Empire advanced westward, controlling the Balkan region. 100 years later, the Ottoman Empire contributed to overthrow the Roman Empire and by the 17th century, the Ottoman Empire controlled a large area, stretching from West Asia, southeast and central Europe, north and east. North Africa, the Caucasus region.

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire controlled more than 5.6 million square kilometers of territory with a population of 15 million. The Ottoman Empire has always been known as one of the largest and most powerful empires in human history. The only thing this empire cannot do is compete with the Russian empire.

Russian-Ottoman feud

Russian-Ottoman rivalry (Turkey) formed in the 16th century . That is when the Russian empire rose strongly, reaching out to influence Eastern Europe and Northern Europe. The Russian Tsar considered himself a protector of the Eastern Christian community after the fall of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in 1453 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire of the Turks. The Ottoman Empire later took Constantinople as its capital and became "thorn" in Russia's eyes.

Russian-Ottoman tensions peaked as the empire continued to expand its territory into the Middle East and the Balkans - the area of ​​Orthodox Slavs, protected by Russia.

From 1568 to 1878, the Ottoman Empire of the Turks conducted 12 wars with the Russian Empire, aimed at expanding the territory to the Black Sea and the Caucasus region. In these wars, Russia won 8 times, while the Turks only won 4 times.

The Ottoman Empire was the most powerful.

The constant and largely Turkish defeat caused the Ottoman Empire to weaken. The sultans (kings) at this time often only enjoy pleasure in the harem. By the time the rivals in Europe and the Russian empire rallied strongly, the Ottoman kings rushed to reform but all were late.

In the period of 1568-1570, the first war between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire broke out only because the Ottoman king planned to build a canal, passing through the land occupied by the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible.

The Turks were not too worried about Russia, so they only brought a small army and soldiers to the Balkans. The war ended when the Ottoman army had just been frozen, and had to confront the army of friendly troops from the east.

By 1676, the Ottoman Empire was fighting with Russia in what is now Ukraine. The Turks wanted to continue to expand their territory deep into the territory of the Slavs, using the same Slavs in Crimea to serve the war with the Russian empire. The war ended with a victory in favor of Russia, although the territories of the two sides remained unchanged;

In 1686, the situation became difficult when countries in Europe, Austria, Polish-Lithuanian alliances returned to Russia to repel the Ottoman Empire from Hungary, Poland and the Balkan region. While the Turks suffered heavy losses, the Russian empire was almost unmotivated because the Western allies took most of the job.

In 1710, the King of Sweden Charles XII defeated in Russia and retreated to the stronghold of the Turks in what is today Modolva. Russian troops led by Tsar Peter the Great asked the Turks to surrender Charles XII. But the Ottoman army responded by flooding the attack, causing heavy Russian losses. Inherently, the Ottoman Empire recaptured the lost Azoz and made Russia pledge not to interfere with the internal affairs of the Polish-Lithuanian alliance - an Ottoman ally at the time.

The mighty empire descended without braking

The Ottoman Empire once took control of present-day Ukraine and the Crimea.

The battle that began the decline of the Ottoman Empire was the war with Russia in the 1768-1774 period. The Turks were judged on this battle because the Russian empire was somewhat weakened and dominated by Polish rebellion.

The Ottoman Navy in the Black Sea then occupied the sea power, while the infantry was one of the most elite forces at that time. But the battle results were completely unexpected. The Russians defeated the Ottoman Empire even though Britain, France and Austria tried to intervene with diplomacy. Russian troops continue to submerge the Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean, the Caucasus and the Crimea.

Thirteen years later, the Turks relentlessly demanded that the Russian empire return Crimea and important seaports in the Black Sea. In return, Russia allied with Austria to penetrate deep into the Ottoman territory, even coming right before the stronghold of Istanbul. It only ended when the Ottoman Empire signed a treaty recognizing Russia's sovereignty with Crimea and what is now Ukraine.

During the Crimea War of 1853-1856, the Ottoman Empire won the final victory over its rivals, Russia. The Ottoman was weak enough to require the Fa, he jumped in to intervene because of the conflict in the distribution of power in the land of the Turks. This victory did not help the Ottoman Empire gain any more land, while the Russian empire was blocked in the Black Sea.

On October 29, 1914, the Ottoman Empire launched a war with Russia on the Black Sea coast, which later escalated to World War 1. The British and the French now changed sides, allied with Russia to wage war with the Ottoman Empire. That is when the modern powers stripped Ottoman territory.

Under the treaty in 1920, France and England occupied the lands in the Middle East. Allies entered the capital of Constantinople on the grounds of ending the war. The Ottoman Empire now controlled only a small area of ​​Anatolia.

That is when nationalist Turks stand up to stand for independence. In 1922, the Ottoman Empire officially ended its existence, laying the foundation for the Republic of Turkey today.

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