All articles starting with O

Ottoman Turks

The Ottoman Turks, or Osmanlı Türkleri, were the Turkish people, mainly the Oghuz Turks of Anatolia, who established and governed the Ottoman Empire, one of the world's strongest powers, until 1922.

Ottoman wars in Europe

The Ottoman wars in Europe were the many wars the Ottoman Empire fought against European states from the late Middle Ages into the early twentieth century.

Ottoman-German Alliance

The Ottoman-German Alliance was a secret military treaty signed at Constantinople on 2 August 1914, bringing the Ottoman Empire into World War I on Germany's side.

Ottoman-Persian literary exchange

The Ottoman-Persian literary exchange shaped Ottoman literature through Persian poetry and language from the Seljuk era to the Tanzimat, with Ottoman sultans and poets writing Persian verse in return.

Ottoman–Egyptian War (1839–1841)

The Ottoman–Egyptian War (1839–1841), or الحرب العثمانية المصرية الثانية, was the second Ottoman war against Muhammad Ali of Egypt, fought over Syria and settled by European intervention in 1841.

Ottoman–Ethiopian War

The Ottoman–Ethiopian War (1557–1589) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Christian Ethiopian Empire, beginning with the seizure of Massawa in 1557 and the creation of the Ottoman province of Habeş.

Ottoman–Habsburg wars

The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy, fought over Hungary and the Danube frontier from 1526 to 1791.

Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

The Ottoman–Hungarian Wars were conflicts between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire ending with Mohács in 1526, after which central Hungary was under Ottoman rule for 150 years.

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Ottoman–Karamanid wars

The Ottoman–Karamanid wars (Osmanli-Karaman savashlari) were recurring campaigns between the expanding Ottoman state and the Karamanid beylik of south-central Anatolia, beginning around 1386–87 and ending with the dynasty's fall in 1483.

Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)

The Ottoman–Mamluk War (Memluk Devleti'nin Fethi) of 1516–1517 was the final war between Selim I's Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate, ending in the Mamluk state's destruction.

Ottoman–Persian War (1505–1517)

The Ottoman–Safavid War (1514) was the initial conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid state of Persia, culminating in the Ottoman victory at Čālderān on August 23, 1514.

Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)

The Ottoman–Safavid War (جنگ عثمانی و صفوی) of 1532–1555 pitted Suleyman I's Ottoman Empire against Tahmasp I's Safavid Iran, ending in the Peace of Amasya.

Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)

The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 was a twelve-year war between the Ottoman Empire under Murad III and Safavid Iran, fought mainly in the Caucasus and won by the Ottomans.

Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612)

The Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612), also known as جنگ ایران و عثمانی, was fought between Shah Abbas I's Safavid Iran and the Ottoman Empire, beginning with the recapture of Tabriz.

Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)

The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639 (جنگ عثمانی–صفوی) was a war between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, opened by Shah Abbas I's seizure of Baghdad.

Ottoman–Saudi War

The Ottoman–Saudi War (حملة محمد علي على الحجاز) was an 1811–1818 campaign in which Muhammad Ali Pasha of Egypt, acting for the Ottoman Empire, fought the First Saudi state in Arabia.

Ottoman–Venetian peace treaty (1419)

The Ottoman–Venetian peace treaty of 1419, concluded at Adrianople on 6 November 1419 between Sultan Mehmed I and Venice, ended their war, confirmed Venetian holdings in the Aegean and Balkans, and governed trade by sea.

Ottonian dynasty

Ottonian dynasty (Liudolfings): Saxon royal house ruling the east Frankish/German kingdom 919–1024, from Henry I through Otto I, Otto II, Otto III, to Henry II; Otto I crowned emperor in 962.

ottos mops

ottos mops is a famous 1963 German poem by the Austrian poet Ernst Jandl, telling a miniature story of Otto and his pug using only the vowel o.