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Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

/osmanli imparatorlugu/Roman

English meaning: Ottoman Empire

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

1299'dan 1922'ye kadar var olan, zirve döneminde Güneydoğu Avrupa, Batı Asya ve Kuzey Afrika'nın büyük bölümünü kontrol eden geniş çok etnili bir imparatorluktur.

English Definition

A vast multi-ethnic empire that existed from 1299 to 1922, at its height controlling much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. The Ottoman Empire had significant interaction with India through trade and diplomacy. Its dissolution after WWI reshaped the modern Middle East.

Example

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, 600 yıldan fazla hüküm sürdü.

In English: The Ottoman Empire ruled for more than 600 years.

Synonyms

  • Osmanlı Devleti

Literary Heritage

Tarih, galibin yazdığı masaldır.

History is the fairy tale written by the victor.

Orhan Pamuk · Novelist · 20th–21st century

Kara Kitap

Kara Kitap (The Black Book), Ch. 12, 1990

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