The decline of the Ottoman Empire accelerated after World War I, as military defeat, economic strain, and internal political struggles weakened the state.
Reform movements like the Young Turks attempted to modernize the empire, while rising nationalist movements reshaped its territories. Following the war, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk led the Turkish War of Independence, ultimately ending the Ottoman system and establishing a new republic.
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The empire's collapse was influenced by multiple factors-external pressure, internal divisions, and global power shifts -marking the end of a centuries-long rule.
This video explains how one of history's greatest empires came to an end.