What is the Ottoman Empire today?

The political and geographical entity governed by the Muslim Ottoman Turks. Their empire was centered in present-day Turkey, and extended its influence into southeastern Europe as well as the Middle East.

Does Ottoman Empire still exist?

The Ottoman empire officially ended in 1922 when the title of Ottoman Sultan was eliminated. Turkey was declared a republic on October 29, 1923, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), an army officer, founded the independent Republic of Turkey.

What are 3 ways the Ottoman Empire has impacted the world?

Science and learning flourished throughout the period of empire, but particularly in its early centuries. Ottomans had contributed to the development of hospitals and healthcare, and witnessed advances in medicine, mining and military technology.

Who would benefit from a revived Ottoman Empire?

It turns out that there are three primary beneficiaries of a revived Ottoman empire. Turkey is an obvious one because Turkey is the surviving remnant of the original empire and is the logical choice to head up a revived version. Germany is another beneficiary.

Do the Turkish masses still have feelings for the Ottoman Empire?

But, this decision had been resented by the religiously observant Turkish masses imbued with the combined spirit of Islam and Ottomanism. These feelings remained dormant as long as the secular and authoritarian Kemalist elites, both civil and military, held near-absolute power in Turkey.

Is Turkey a part of the Ottoman Empire?

Turkey is the surviving remnant of the Ottoman Empire. Following their defeat in WW1 the Empire was divided up by the victorious Western powers. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had been a high ranking Ottoman officer and led the effort to found the Republic of Turkey.

How did Ataturk try to wipe out the Ottoman Empire?

Ataturk’s efforts and those of his authoritarian Kemalist successors to wipe out the Ottoman past in order to create a republic of their dreams custom-made for Europe may have temporarily driven this feeling underground but were never able to remove it from the psyche of the large majority of the Turkish population.