WI: The Ottomans make a more persuasive call to Jihad in 1914?

What if Mehmed V was able to persuade Muslims around the world, or at least some of them, to join the war against the allies?
There were large muslim populations inside Russia, India, as well as the Dutch East Indies. Could there be an Azerbaijani or Pakistani equivalent to the Polish Legion?
 
It will only work if it is a bit more catastrophic for the Muslims in the Colonies. For example, if there is a large famine in India or the French allow Muslim Orphans to be assimilated as Frenchmen in massive numbers or Russia starts purging Muslims as potential traitors... then the call for Jihad may be heeded.

In short: less resources in Europe for the allies until the Muslim Rebels are dealt with. Germany can really use that in the West.
 
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