Age of reforms

Age of reforms

Radical reforms aimed at extracting the state from a desperate internal situation, which had its overtones in international relations, began the Sultan Abdulhamid and (1774 – 89). Reorganized the army, whose structures and equipment were recognized, quite rightly, too outdated. He also began to think about the administration reform. … read on

The sick man of Europe

The sick man of Europe

The breakthrough in the history of Turkey took place with the conclusion of a room in Karłowice in 1699 r. The then reigning Sultan Mustafa II went to the northern and western borders of the Empire to repel Russia, Venice and other countries rubbing on the Empire, but he did not succeed. … read on

Breath

Breath

W 1656 r., During the reign of Mehmed IV, actually his mother, Sultanki Turhan, Pasha Kóprulu was appointed to the position of the great Vizier Mehmed – Albanian by origin. Covering the office, has set a number of conditions, of which the most important were the manner of the court to his decision and absolute freedom of action. … read on

Slow

Slow

Already for the successors of Suleiman, Selima II (1566 – 74) II Ii (1574 – 95), The first signs of the Empire crisis appeared. The state began to weaken because of the outdated feudal system, który rozwijającej się administracji i coraz większej armii oraz rosnącym potrzebom dworu nie mógł … read on

Golden age

Golden age

The golden age began for Turkey in principle during the reign of Mehmed II, But it was only for his successors that the Osman survived the real peak of the power of the Empire, which was translated not only into the number of wonderful buildings and the general development of culture, ale także na ilość zdobytych terytoriów … read on

The empire is growing

The empire is growing

The Turkish state has become a real power after that, like Murad and defeated the Serbs in the great battle of Kosovo field 1389 r. Nobody could stop the Turkish pressure to the Balkans anymore and soon the Turks mastered all of Bulgaria (for the successor of Murad – Bejazyda … read on

Janczarzych

Janczarzych

Initially, the armed forces of the Ottoman State was organized in traditional, So actually a tribal, The way he relied on this, that the chief was gathering men around him creating his team, which served him faithfully. With the increase in the population, the elders from the family became the chiefs of more teams. Z … read on

Osman's time

Osman's time

Seljucy was a power, But they failed to repel the Mongolian war attacks, who in 1243 r. They inflicted a devastating defeat at the Battle of Kossedag (Between Sivas and Erzincan). It was the end of the Seljuck state, which crashed into a number of independent Emirates (Small Muslim state, powstałe … read on