WI: Ottomans adopt a Star of David flag

No, this is actually not as silly as it might sound at first glance. What we today call the Star of David was known in the medieval Islamic world as the "Seal of Soloman", and was a popular symbol, particularly in Anatolia. From wiki, here is the flag of Candar, a state in northern Turkey that was eventually annexed by the Ottomans

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The flag of Karamin (another pre-Ottoman Anatolian state) supposedly contained a blue six-pointed star. The Morroccan flag also had a green six-pointed star until 1915, when it was changed to the present five-pointed star.

So, my question is, what if the Ottomans had happened to adopt a flag with a big six-pointed star on it, like Candar's. Would the "Star of David" come to be seen as an Islamic symbol? If so, what would become the symbol for Judaism?
 

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So, my question is, what if the Ottomans had happened to adopt a flag with a big six-pointed star on it, like Candar's. Would the "Star of David" come to be seen as an Islamic symbol? If so, what would become the symbol for Judaism?
The six-pointed star had always been a symbol of Judaism and would likely remain so. If Turkey retains the Ottoman flag like they sort of did IOTL (I believe they adjusted the dimensions of the moon and star a bit) then maybe you'd see a different Jewish flag. Then again, we could see the current one still be it; it's a different color, as is the flag, it was a national symbol, and they do have a better "claim" to it than Muslims or Christians would.

If they decide to not use the Star of David, though, I'd put my money on the current flag only with a menorah in place of the star.
 
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Well, before the star of David the symbol for Judaism was the Menora so that would remain so(not the Haunnukia, the smaller one with fewer branches)
 
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