The Ottoman Army was the military of the Ottoman Empire after the country was reorganized along modern western European lines during the Tanzimat modernization period. In 1826, Sultan Mahmud II abolis
Ottoman and Russian forces during the Battle of Cetate of 1853-1854
Landing of the Ottoman army at Eupatoria, E. Morier, 1855
An Ottoman cavalry unit during the later years of the empire.
Ottoman anti-aircraft cannon WWI
The General Staff of the Ottoman Empire was the title held by the highest-ranking officer in the Ottoman Army after the Minister of War between 1880 and 1922. In terms of duties and responsibilities,
Ministry of War building, Beyazıt, Istanbul in 1880–1890