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Empire ruled from Constantinople; it entered the First World War in November 1914 on the side of the Central Powers.

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Ottoman Empire. Empire ruled from Constantinople; it entered the First World War in November 1914 on the side of the Central Powers.

1481–1512

Bayezid II, head of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan.

23 Jan 1913

Committee of Union and Progress leads the Ottoman Empire.

First World War

1914

31 Oct 1914: The Ottoman Empire intervened in the First World War.

Nov 1914: The Ottoman Empire, part of the First World War.

1919

The Ottoman court-martial of 1919, part of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire, involved in Allied warning of 24 May 1915, Deportations and killings of Ottoman Armenians, 1915 to 1916, Arrests of 24 April 1915 and Ottoman welcome of Spanish exiles, 1492 onward.

The Ottoman Empire includes Palestine (region).

The Ottoman Empire, headquartered in Istanbul.

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