Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • The Ottoman Empire: "Turkish Empire" is a historical name for the Ottoman Empire, a major political and military power that existed from the late 13th century until the early 20th century. It was ruled by a sultan and at its peak controlled vast territories in Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • The Turkish Empire reached its greatest extent under Suleiman the Magnificent.
  • For centuries, the Turkish Empire was a dominant force in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • The decline of the Turkish Empire was a complex process spanning several centuries.

Advanced Usage

• "the Sick Man of Europe": A historical nickname used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to describe the declining and weakening state of the Turkish Empire.
  • By the late 1800s, European diplomats often referred to the Turkish Empire as the "Sick Man of Europe."

Variants and Related Words

• Ottoman Empire (n): The more common and precise modern term for the Turkish Empire.
  • Scholars often use "Ottoman Empire" instead of "Turkish Empire."
• Ottoman (adj): Relating to the Turkish Empire.
  • Ottoman architecture is famous for its grand mosques and palaces.
• Sublime Porte (n): A metonymic term referring to the central government of the Turkish Empire.
  • The ambassador was summoned to the Sublime Porte.

Synonyms

• Ottoman Empire: The direct synonym.
• The Porte: A shortened form of "Sublime Porte," used to mean the empire's government or the state itself.

Related Phrases

• Fall of the Turkish Empire: Refers to its dissolution after World War I.
  • The fall of the Turkish Empire led to the establishment of modern Turkey and several new nations in the Balkans and the Middle East.

Noun

1. a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire