WI greater german envolvement in the OE

What if the ottoman empire fully embraced the prussian mission (like japan did with the westerners OTL), like adopting the Pickelhaube and the Stahlhelm (as they did in WWI). The ottomans of course would have problem with reactionaries and they still would end losing up most of their europe as OTL, but a better prepared ottoman empire would do better (or even win) the first balkan war

how can we create a scenario based on that? A "prussificated" ottoman empire?
 
The power of conservative forces such as the janissaries makes it very hard to get such liberal European changes such as Prussification and modernization of the military and political system.

If you're trying to strengthen the OE the best PoD is to have the Europeans not interfere with Muhammad Ali and he is successful with going all the way to Constantinople and takes over the Empire and crown himself (and his descendants) as Caliph and Emperor. The OE holds on to Egypt and modernizes, and builds the Suez Canal on its own.
 
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