<P> The Ottoman -- German Alliance was an alliance between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire that was ratified on August 2 , 1914 , shortly following the outbreak of World War I . The alliance was created as part of a joint - cooperative effort that would strengthen and modernize the failing Ottoman military , as well as provide Germany safe passage into neighboring British colonies . </P>
<P> The Ottoman -- German Alliance was an alliance between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire that was ratified on August 2 , 1914 , shortly following the outbreak of World War I . The alliance was created as part of a joint - cooperative effort that would strengthen and modernize the failing Ottoman military , as well as provide Germany safe passage into neighboring British colonies . </P>
what side did the ottoman empire join in ww1
what side did the ottoman empire join in ww1
the German Empire
the German Empire