======Ottoman Empire======

Another of those empires too cool to let in AH just fall like IOTL. The rule of thumb is: If the PoD is sufficiently before 1453, the [[alternate_history:Byzantine Empire]] will survive, but if it is afterwards, there is a 50:50 chance that either Greece gains Constantinople, or that the Ottomans survive. 

The champion of the Ottoman Empire, so to say the equivalent of the Byzantines' champion [[offtopic:Midgard]], is without doubt [[offtopic:Abdul Hadi Pasha]]. And just as Byzantines had in fact no space marines or heavy metal, the Ottoman Empire had in fact no [[alternate_history:airships]], especially none deployed in Turkestan - but both make for a cool mental image.

Although the two are often portrayed as being at odds, there is actually a lot of overlap between the Ottomanophiles and Byzantophiles on the board, with both [[offtopic:Sargon]] and even Abdul Hadi Pasha himself liking both.

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==== See Also ====

**[[offtopic:Turkey]]**

**[[timelines:Turkey|Turkish Timelines and Scenarios]]**

**[[pods:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Points of Divergence]]**

**[[pods:Turkey|Turkish Points of Divergence]]**

**[[resources:Turkey and the Ottoman Empire|Useful Resources about Turkey and the Ottoman Empire]]** 

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