Title: The Influence of the Ottoman Turks on the Middle East - Travelandculture Blog
Headings: The Influence of the Ottoman Turks on the Middle East
The Influence of the Ottoman Turks on the Middle East
The Legacies of Ottoman Empire are Evident in Contemporary Politics of Middle East
The Origin of the Ottoman Empire
The Conquest of Constantinople
The Legacies and Influences of Ottoman Empire
1. Rise of Pan Islamic Aspirations
2. Domination of Religious Theocracy on the State
3. Organisation of Bureaucracy and Forces
4. Development of Art, Craft & Culture
5. Acceptance of Pluralism
6. Discovery of Sea Routes to India
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Content: At that point, Constantinople was the greatest center for knowledge and learning apart from being the gateway between the East and the West. Capturing this city which was from then on renamed as ‘Istanbul’, opened the path for several processes of intermingling between Muslim Turks and Christian Europeans, that benefitted both, had enormous impact on growth and development of sciences and arts, and also led to everlasting changes in trading patterns. The Legacies and Influences of Ottoman Empire
Needless to say that this great empire, during the course of its reign, influenced everything that came it across. Expectedly, it had a huge influence on the Middle East. Some of these influences can be summarised here. 1. Rise of Pan Islamic Aspirations
By capturing many areas of Christian Europe, as well as Muslim areas of Iran, Arab, and North Africa, The Ottoman Turks not only protected Islamic states from better equipped European armies, but also allowed the spread of Islam far and wide in the territories of the empire. The highest position in Islamic world, the Caliphate, belonged to the Ottoman ruler or Sultan. The military victories and the expansion of boundaries of Ottoman Empire raised the dream and possibility of a worldwide Islamic state among the theocratic philosophers, a process that actually replaced territorial nationalism in most Middle East territories with a kind of Pan-Islamic loyalty that has been one of the greatest defining characteristics of the Middle East mindset till date. 2.