A political and economic cooperation with Germany has laid the groundwork for that; The Ottomans, practically stuck between a rock and a hard place, will have to find measures to prevent open conflict with their ambitious neighbors. This time in Hearts of Iron 4 Kaiserreich we will be making our grand return to the Ottoman Empire. As France collapsed in August 1919, the war entered its closing stages. Nonetheless, the Ottomans reformed, and despite the issues these posed on a local level - where tribal issues and a corrupt bureaucracy reigned supreme - light could be seen. Mustafa Kemal Pasha, mastermind behind the "Miracle at Maraş" in October 1918. https://kaiserreich.fandom.com/wiki/Ottoman_Empire?oldid=23529. After the Weltkrieg in the mid-1920s, the centralist OHF government decided to introduce further reforms: What followed was the creation of more centralized provinces with less autonomy than the classic vilayets, especially in the Turkish core land of Anatolia. To everyone's surprise, outright war between Constantinople and Berlin was prevented after the official end of the war in November 1919, when Germany decided to call a multinational conference in Constantinople, the so-called Caucasus Conference, which should finally settle all disputes in the Caucasus and establish peace. Press J to jump to the feed. Yemen for example has been a part of the Ottoman Empire ever since the 1500s, but as the infrastructure in the mountainous and harsh environment of Southwestern Arabia is extremely underdeveloped, Constantinople's effective control over the region is very low. Any strategies to defeat the "axis"? In early 1918, they pushed into the newly-proclaimed Transcaucasian Federation, which occupied the territories of Kars and Ardahan, de jure Ottoman land according to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The prestigious position of Grand Vizier is occupied by Shakib Arslan and his social conservative Pan-Islamist party. 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Here's a quick Ottoman Playthrough guide I copypasta'd from Discord, Centralisation/Authoritarian Democracy:Pass the 3 starting reformsAfter you reform the secret police, wait 200 daysWhen you get told of a conspiracy against Kemal have the "rats flushed out", To not fail as AuthDem:Do not prosecute all of bureaucracy, Decentralisation/Social liberal/The Sublime Ottoman Federation:Fail the education reformWhen Kemal calls for the dismissal of parliament have the Sultan dismiss KemalCall for early electionsElect HIF, Decentralisation/Market liberal/The Sublime Ottoman Federation:Make it so the MarkLibs are more popular than the SocLibs on the ideology wheel, To not Fail as the Federationists:Keep Conservatives representative support above 0, Military:Pass the 3 starting reformsAfter you reform the secret police, wait 200 daysDO NOT flush out the rats when told of a conspiracy against KemalHave Kemal get assassinatedHave the OHF fall apart and Ismet takes controlThe democrats will then leaveFevzi will then take over the party, *These are just 1 of the many ways these factions can rise to power, Edit: Fix all the formatting errors, and add in spoilers, You can go liberal and create the Ottoman Federation. The united democratic forces would, however, not endure - and quickly split between the decentralists and the centralists. Forbidding the entry of Ottoman troops into the region, an international gendarmerie force would maintain the peace within Palestine. I was looking for something that pushes actual Ottomanism and modernization, the secular Sultan, et al, while also federalizing and democratizing. German caricature about the German military mission in Constantinople, early 1914. The newly appointed Grand Vizier did not hide his large ambitions, and in a flurry of reforms he pushed the nation towards his ideals. The result was a complete redrawing of the map. The Ottoman Empire was first subdivided into provinces, in the sense of fixed territorial units with governors appointed by the sultan, in the late 14th century. With the Treaty of Versailles being signed on 6 November 1919, demanding immediate withdrawal of all remaining Entente forces from the territory of the Central Powers, a rapid solution for the Eastern Question was necessary. Further trouble for the British in Egypt, Afghanistan and occupied Iraq ultimately forced their hand, and the order was given to withdraw. Some sectors were carefully opened up to the free market and some of the more drastic etatist measures abolished. British caricature: Abdülhamid II celebrates the Turkish victory in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the first Ottoman victory in an external conflict for decades, by asking "Who says Sick Man now?". Proclaiming their independence after the Collapse of the British Empire, the young Sultanate rides on a wave of nationalist euphoria and wishes to expand into the Levant, becoming the new hegemon of the Middle East. The manufacturing industry which had seen a slow but steady growth in the CUP-era was knocked down as the effects of the Armenian genocide took their toll on the educated middle class. While the military campaign in the Levant was pretty much a failure for the Ottoman high command, the war effort in the Caucasus looked more promising, especially after the withdrawal of the Russians following the Russian Civil War and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Everyone in the ottoman empire will not sing kumbaya my lord as you change the social norms. A similar situation applies to the Sublime State of Persia. Disaster continued in 1916 with the start of the Arab Revolt by the Hashemites, combined with a new British Offensive under the command of General Edmund Allenby. The Kaiserreich Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Prompted by Mahmud II in the early 19th century and further pursued by the Young Ottomans, radical changes were introduced in the Empire. Djemal Pasha went packing, whilst Talaat Pasha's influence was greatly reduced. In the last few years, the Ottoman border protection has been greatly improved, but smaller raids around the regions of Kuwait, Qatar and the Trucial States still occur on a regular basis. With the ground heating up under their feet, Talaat Pasha would then, at the instigation of Djemal Pasha - recently returned from Syria - attempt to shut down the Sultan. The situation of Jabal Shammar to the South of the Empire in the vast Central Arabian desert frontier is a more difficult one. The betrayal by its German allies in the Caucasus and Palestine gave rise to a substantial anti-German faction. Land ownership was restructured, the Janissaries eradicated, central rule reestablished in regions such as Mosul and Al-Hasa, and a constitution promulgated. Nonetheless the Sublime Porte did not sit idle and plans for a swift recovery were quickly drafted as the first real post-war cabinet made it their top priority. Massive strides were undertaken in the areas of education, economic recovery, and the fight against the religious establishment. Also if the Axis wins and takes it's territory can I build up and reinvade and get my cores back or are they permanently gone? It would not be enough. With uncertainty in the political climate of the Ottoman Empire, and punishment for the perpetrators of the Armenian massacres far from likely, international opinion (even from its allies) shifted away from the Empire, losing much of it’s support from the Central Powers. But I wanted a nice feel-good option where you're basically a good guy, because you don't always want to be a horrible person, and I'm several tries in and having trouble finding what I'm looking for. The Ottomans have been victims of these raids too, like in 1913, when Nejd bandits captured the Ottoman-controlled region of Qatif and al-Hasa and slaughtered the Turkish garrison. Finally a clear hierarchy of administrative units had been established: the vilayet, sanjak, mutasarrifate, kaza, village council and nabiye. Ahmet Tefvik Pasha was appointed Grand Vizier and tasked with the creation of a government of national unity, in an attempt to connect both the FAP, which enjoyed the preference of the Sultan, and the powerful CUP, which governed all institutes bar the palace. The Baku government of course wanted to maintain their independence and were happy to support Germany when the latter promised them generous amounts of economic investment and granted them all of Azerbaijan’s claimed territory - including the Armenian-held Zangezur and Karabakh, the Georgian-held Zaqatala and the Ottoman-held Nakhchivan. r/Kaiserreich Welcome to the official subreddit of Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg, an alternate history mod for Hearts of Iron 2, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and Hearts of Iron 4. Germany's primary goal on the conference was to sway Azerbaijan to join the German sphere of influence, as Baku was still heavily gravitating towards the Turks; The fact that most of the country was still occupied by Turkish forces extremely hampered this endeavour, however. The caption says: The Triple Entente and the German military mission; The Russian: "Watch out, kids, in the end, he will even cure the Turk!". Situation in the Caucasus after the Caucasus Conference in Constantinople, November 1918. On the other hand, vanilla is going all Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire in our timeline's 1936. Under great threat by Russians, British and Frenchmen, they ultimately strengthened ties with the German Empire, like Abdulhamid II had done it before. On Sunday, April 19, 2019, Kaiser Wilhelm II returned from his long exile to reclaim his throne. At that point, the atmosphere of the Empire was rapidly changing, as the Ottoman government realised that even a victory would come at a cost. Coming to a head in September 1918, devastating defeats in Palestine after the Battle of Megiddo led to a mass retreat of Ottoman forces. Therefore, the Ottoman-Rashidi relationship is a pretty tense one, and only the future will show if Ha'il wil stay loyal to their Turkish allies. Under threat by the rapid centralisation of the government apparatus and with many conservatives afraid that the OPP may be attempting to break with tradition, the 1931 elections ended in the first electoral defeat for the OPP. Numerous Russian events have either had their descriptions reworked or been replaced by new events entirely, giving more character to Russia’s political paths. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Armenia however, who was diplomatically isolated, had to fight alone against the Ottoman forces. A muslim bourgeoisie had to be groomed to challenge the traditional Christian dominance, the people had to be educated and the empire finally launched into the 20th century. Yeah, the full HIF path, but that seems to involve Islamism and not modernizing. The Emirate of Cyrenaica (Arabic : امارة برقة), often simply called Cyrenaica, is a country in North Africa.De facto an autonomous entity under the authority of Constantinople since the end of the Weltkrieg, the proud Senussi Order who has ruled the region ever since the 1840s mostly does not feel that presence at all, apart from the Ottoman garrison and administration in Benghazi. When the dust settled in 1920 and there finally came an end to almost a decade of non-stop war, the economy of the Ottoman Empire lay in tatters. The 1926 elections ended in a victory for the OPP, but many were quick to remark that this was less due to the party itself, and more due to fragmentation of the opposition - where more than a dozen parties, mostly local, fought for any given seat. This de jure part of the Ottoman Empire was to be governed by an International Council consisting of the German Empire, British Empire, Austrian Empire, United States of America and the Ottomans themselves. Ottoman Empire's path in Ottoman entry into World War I was set with that agreement, which was part of … Tried my hand at the Ottoman Empire this weekend, thought I was doing well and was going the reform and "democratic" path. The oblasts of Kars and Ardahan had been recovered with the addition of Yerevan whilst in the Aegean the Italians were pushed out of the Dodecanese and out of their colonies in Libya. A coup d'état in 1908 made Ottoman politics, long suppressed by the Sultan, burst into the open. Campaign poster of the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, an organisation which tried to support the victims of Ottoman persecution financially, 1915. In June 1918, the Treaty of Batum was signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Caucasian countries, which laid the groundworks for Ottoman hegemony in the Caucasus. Native to the Central Arabian desert since the 1700s, the Saudis distinguish themselves from other tribes of the region through their extreme Sunni fundamentalism, based on the ideas of Salafism and Wahhabism. The Ottoman Empire, officially the Sublime Ottoman State, is a Middle Eastern country with a rich history and is widely considered to be the vanguard of order in the Orient and the protector of Islam all around the globe. Furthermore, a change had happened in the palace as well. Ottoman officials surrender Jerusalem to the British, 1917. The Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem (M.O.J.) Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg is a popular Hearts of Iron II, Darkest Hour and Hearts of Iron IVGame Mod that is set in an alternate timeline where the Central Powers win World War I. Under pressure from the CUP, whose unwillingness to lift their grasp on power made the negotiations collapse, Ahmet Tefvik Pasha resigned and was replaced by Ahmed Izzet Pasha. After a phyrric victory in the Weltkrieg, which left the "Eternal State" destabilized, almost bankrupt, overstretched and betrayed by its allies, vast reforms were introduced by the reformed CUP (now known as OHF) under Mustafa Kemal Pasha, emphazising Turkish nationalism, secularism, westernization, modernization and industrialization; While this would prevent the Ottoman Empire from completely collapsing, it would anger traditionalists and ethnic minorities - With tensions rising along the Suez Canal and opportunists lurking in the shadows to depose the reformist Young Turks, only the future will show if the Ottoman Empire is capable of surviving the radically changing political developments of the mid-20th century or if it will disappear in the history books forever. The Convention served as the catalyst for creating a "Triple Entente", which was the basis of the alliance of countries opposing the Central Powers. The party nonetheless remained a united front to prevent ceding power to the FAP. The Ottoman Empire's government and military are dominated by Turks, but the country is still full of minorities of different nationalities, including Greeks, Kurds, Arabs, and Armenians. A sub mode of Kaiserreich for Ottoman Empire. A sub mode of Kaiserreich for Ottoman Empire. During the Weltkrieg, Yemen was cut off from the Empire because of the Arab Revolt; During this time, the Imam was able to gain significant autonomy, something the Ottoman government was not able to revoke after the end of the exhausting war. During the Tanzimat Era in the mid-19th century, which brought severe reforms to the Ottoman Empire, and an organized and comparably modern administrative system could finally be agreed upon. An inability to effectively industrialize, constant foreign meddling in its affairs, and a troubling hold on a lot of its provinces meant that the Ottoman Sultanate had fallen back well behind the European powers by 1876. Although the Arab Revolt had been a colossal failure, in large part due to the efforts of Fakhri Pasha, the need for reform was recognized. Despite enjoying great popularity among the Sunni Muslim population, it would alienate the religious minorities, which the Empire had plenty of. I've been trying out different Ottoman paths because I used to love playing as the Sick Man, they were in one of my favorite positions in the game. Under the pretext of the Russo-Turkish War, the constitution was abolished and the parliament shut down. The Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralisation under its leader Haqqi al-Azm became the grand winner of the elections, and formed a coalition with the FAP and the ODF to provide a united front against the growing centralist threat. Diplomacy with Greece has improved since the liberal Greek Revolution of the early 1930s, but Athens inofficially still claims several Ottoman territories as their core territories, among them several islands in the Aegean Sea and the region of Smyrna. was be created in Palestine, stretching from the Allenby line around Nablus down to the Red Sea. Kaiserreich is the name of the German Empire (and also the Austro-Hungarian empire also the holy roman empire) the world biggest power it has won both of the Weltkriegs and posses a huge colonial empire, it is ruled in present day by the Kaiser George Mikhailovich who belongs both to the Romanov and Hohenzollern houses. Azerbaijan gained all of its territorial claims and Georgia and the Ottomans would be compensated with formerly Armenian territories. Question. However, due to new means of transport and the rapid industrialization and development that reached the Middle East in the last two decades, Jabal Shammar becomes more and more useless for the Ottomans; The small emirate however suffers immensely from all that progress, as the old pilgrim paths through their territory, which linked most of Asia to the holy cities and swept money into the country, become more and more obselete. The relations to the nations of the nearby Balkans are pretty much neutral. Is there a path that's basically secular modernization/industrialization/centralization like the OHF wants but without the human rights crimes against Arabs that come with playing their path? Therefore, Berlin's masterplan was to drive a wedge between the Turks and the Azeris by supporting Azerbaijani nationalism. As Grand Vizier Mustafa Kemal Pasha begins his second term in office, signs have started to appear that he may be looking for an alternative to the constant obstruction by the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies and interference from the conservative lobby - through the Sultan. Integrated Ottoman Provinces (according to the centralization laws of the 1920s), Ottoman Vilayets (according to the 1864 Vilayet Law), Ottoman Vilayets with a high degree of autonomy, Autonomous fiefdoms/dependencies within the Empire. Dozens upon dozens of parties would attempt to find a seat within the newly restored parliament as it seemed that Ottoman decline was finally at its end. Through its puppet, the Emirate of Cyrenaica, and through its Tripolitanian Vilayet, it also borders the French Republic. Creating a government consisting of Cavit Bey, Fethi Pasha and Rauf Pasha, it became quickly clear that the CUP was far from defeated. The mod has been discontinued as I lack the time nor motivation to … This ought to be easy, but AI always loses. The old and complicated Eyalet system from the 16th century was replaced with more a adjusted system of Vilayets. Increasing factionalism within the CUP and the meteoric rise of many military figures tore away at the internal stability of the party. Yemen (Arabic: اليمن), officially the Yemeni Imamate (Arabic: الإمامةاليمنية), is a country located in southwest Asia.Currently headed by Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen and a member of the House of Rashid. The CUP puppet Mehmet V had passed away, and in his wake followed the far more assertive Vahdettin, or “Mehmed VI“. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, it's called a commune because we talk to spirits. Because as far as I can tell, despite teasing you with Ottomanism in an event, you're basically stuck with Turkish nationalism versus Islamism. I've been trying out different Ottoman paths because I used to love playing as the Sick Man, they were in one of my favorite positions in the game. Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire: Rival Paths to the Modern State (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage) Ariel Salzmann. Losses on the Turkish side had been colossal as well, leading to underpopulation and a sharp decline in agricultural output - the Empire's main source of income. Riding on the seemingly never-ending wave of German prosperity and with import costs for machinery and building materials at an all time low, the industrial sector leaped forth year after year. In the end, Armenia was partitioned, Georgia and Azerbaijan inside the German sphere and Ottoman-German relations deeply soured. The continued failures by this coalition still go a long way in repairing the reputation of the OPP, which received a solid majority in the 1935 elections. Jerusalem, Damascus and Aleppo fell in quick succession as only the controversial decision by Mustafa Kemal Pasha, the commander of the Seventh Army, to withdraw into the mountains of Anatolia was able to stop the chain reaction. Because of that, the Saudi-Ottoman relations are extremely bad, and Constantinople tries everything to prevent further Saudi encroachment. The next step was the development of 4-year plans and an even larger grip of the government on the economy. Quick questions HOI4 version: 1.10.3 Kaiserreich version: 0.15.2 Describe the change you would like: Change ''The Petroleum Affair'' text description to not refer to the Ottoman Empire as existing. The Armenian population was reduced to a small base in Yerevan, whilst most of the Greeks of Asia Minor had left the empire en-masse during the early years of the war. Sanjaks were governed by sanjak-beys, selected from the high military ranks by the central government. Tensions reached a breaking point in late 1932, when the government of Haqqi al-Azm collapsed due to disagreement with the FAP and ODF. The Ottoman Empire's biggest enemy on the Arabian peninsula are with no doubt the opportunist Saudis of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, based in the city of Riyadh. Its doctors, entrepreneurs, engineers and other intellectuals were drastically reduced, leading to an overall collapse of the economy. Nonetheless a small crack started to form, due to pressure by Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Ahmed Izzet Pasha was forced to give up the war ministry in favor of Kemal Pasha himself. The 19th century brought great decline to the once prosperous Middle East. A relatively new rival of the Ottomans lurks on the Southwestern border of the Empire, on the other side of the Suez Canal: The Sultanate of Egypt. Once one of the greatest empires in history - spanning three continents and ruling over a multi-ethnic multi-religious populace in the hundreds of thousands - the Ottoman Empire saw its decline commence in the late 18th century, up to the point of being known as the 'sick man of Europe' by the early 20th century. Islam , and with it the figure of the Sultan-Caliph, serves as the main glue keeping the Kurds, Turks and Arabs together - but cracks have started to appear in this unity as both Kurds and Arabs have been opened up to the ideas of nationalism. While the former two are plagued by rebellious Libyan tribes who refuse to pay taxes to their Turkish overlords and by Idrisid loyalists who support the exiled Emir Idris as head of the Senussi Order, the latter is a hotbed of Armenian nationalism since the partition of Armenia between the Ottomans, Georgia and Azerbaijan on the Caucasus Conference in late 1919.