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At the end of War War I, the Muslim [[Ottoman Empire]], which had been in control of Palestine, and indeed much of the [[Middle

At the end of War War I, the Muslim [[Ottoman Empire]], which had been in control of Palestine, and indeed much of the [[Middle

...the [[Middle East]], formed, in 1990, from [[North Yemen]] (a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1918), and [[South Yemen]] (a British protectorate until 1967). North ...Republic of Yemen''', formed, in 1990, from [[North Yemen]] (a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1918), and [[South Yemen]] (a British protectorate until 1967). North

...n glided with wings into a successful landing, winning a position in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army. However, this was essentially a stunt. The problem was that

...d by the Egyptian [[Mamluks]]. The Mamluks were in turn conquered by the [[Ottoman Empire| Ottomans]] in 1516. However, during this time Mount Lebanon was in reality ...to the north and south of the ''Mutasarrifiya's'' current boundaries. The Ottoman Empire was hostile to the existence of the ''Mutasarifiya'' and sought to abolish

...he Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, who settled in various parts of the [[Ottoman Empire]], in particular [[Thessaloniki|Salonica]] and [[Istanbul]], and whose trad ...), these Jews, the nascent Sephardim, settled mainly in [[Morocco]], the [[Ottoman Empire]] (modern-day [[Turkey]], [[Greece]], [[Southwest Asia]], [[North Africa]]

[[Greece|Greek]], [[Turkey|Turkish]] and other coffees from the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period are made by rapidly boiling finely-ground roasted beans, a

Great Britain had control of the former [[Ottoman Empire]] areas that constituted Palestine. Partially in gratitude to [[Chaim Weizm

...nced the immoral Ottomans) and Disraeli's Conservatives (who supported the Ottoman Empire as an offset to Russian power). Disraeli had threatened war with Russia on

...nced the immoral Ottomans) and Disraeli's Conservatives (who supported the Ottoman Empire as an offset to Russian power). Disraeli had threatened war with Russia on

...came skilled in Naval warfare and engaged in frequent sea battles with the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary Pirates until nearly the end of the 18th century.

At the end of War War I, the Muslim [[Ottoman Empire]], which had been in control of Palestine, and indeed much of the [[Middle

...aded and conquered most of the Balkans, incorporating Macedonia into the [[Ottoman Empire]]. While the written language, now called [[Old Church Slavonic]], remained

...[Germany, history|Germany]] and [[Austria-Hungary]], later joined by the [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[Bulgaria, history|Bulgaria]]), fighting and defeated by the "Entent ..." comprised the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, later joined by the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The "Allies" included the British, Russian and French Empires, Japan, an

...a national symbol from the 19th century to the 1910s in France, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, Ethiopia, Britain, Russia, and Bulgaria. Though the Enlightenment and its ...tory) may have underplayed this, due to the Turks role in establishing the Ottoman Empire - a period that suppressed Arab nationalism for seven centuries into the er

...ée d’Orient an expeditionary force of 36,000 men to conquer Egypt from the Ottoman Empire, the opening move in his plan to acquire a new colony for France, block Eng

At the end of War War I, the Muslim [[Ottoman Empire]], which had been in control of Palestine, and indeed much of the [[Middle

...Secularism, Reformism, Nationalism, and Statism), after the fall of the [[Ottoman Empire]] which had been an inherited aristocracy and sultanate suppressing republi

...first took part in the ultimately abortive Allied operations against the [[Ottoman Empire]] on the [[Gallipoli]] Peninsula. This bloody episode, from 25 April to 20

...was her introduction to the diplomatic world, and to [[Turkey]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]].