Turkey Profile
History and Current Issues
The history of the geographical areaoccupied by the modern state of Turkeyand the history of the peoples who occupy that state are quite different.Linking the two is the history of the Ottoman Empire.That empire was a vast, pan-Islamic state that expanded, beginning in thefourteenth century, from a small Turkish emirate located within the boundariesof the present-day Republic of Turkey to include holdings across North Africa,southeastern Europe, and most of the Middle East. History The Ottoman Empire. Troops of the Osmanli Dynasty, which gave its name to theOttoman Empire, moved rapidly into southeastern Europe,defeating Serbian forces at the battle of…
