NationStates Jolt Archive

Ottoman Times (E20 only)

1906

Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid II announced major series of reforms for the Ottoman Empire in order to prevent the fall of our beloved state.

1. The total withdraw from the Balkans, they are no longer useful for the Empire and are a drain on the Empire funds. All Ottoman Garrisons within these listed regions will be withdraw over a period of one year and will be completely out of the region by 1907. The divide of the Ottoman Balkans goes as the following
A. Bulgaria is officially independent from the Ottoman Empire
B. Greece is here by cede the following lands (Thessaly, Epirus, Ionian Islands, Crete, Greek Macedonia,Athos,Sporades, and Cyclades) in return for Non Aggression Pact
C. (OOC: The Ottoman Empire is keeping the following lands Thrace, North Aegean Islands, Aegean Islands and Dodecanese Islands)

Here is a map of Greece to get a idea who gets what
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/GreeceRegionsEnglish.png

D. The State of Albania is here by created, it will be compose of rl Albania, Kosovo, and the Macedonia (the rl Republic of Macedonia)
2. The National Parliament of the Ottoman Empire is here by restored; elections for Parliament will take place in 1907. Also the Constitution of 1878 is here by restored.
3. Grand Vizier Avlonyalı Mehmed Ferid Pasha is here by dismiss from his post as Grand Vizier, and Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha will be appoints as the new Grand Vizier the of Ottoman Empire.
4. The Empire will begin a series of transportation improvements in order to connect all the regions of the Empire to each other. Here is a list of the railway projects
A. More funding will be granted to the Baghdad Railway project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway( To be competed in 1914)
B. More funding will be granted to Hejaz railway project(To be compete by 1908)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejaz_railway
C. A new railway project, Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza, the project will start spring of this year, this will be a branch off from the Hejaz railway.
5. The Ottoman Arm Forces will begin a series of reforms to its Officer corps, and training overall to make it to par with other western powers. Also the Army and Navy will be buying up on modern weapons in order to protect the Empire from attack.( These reforms will take over about 10 years to show effect)
6. Introduction of modern agricultural techniques and establishment of model farms ( over the period of 10 years)

7. Abolition of tithes( will be phase out of by 1912)

8. Arabic and Ottoman Turkish will be made the officially languages of the Empire.

9. New Industrial projects will be set up in Turkey, Levant and Mesopotamia over the course of the next 10 years.


Note:urkhan Pasha will be the Provisional President of Provisional Government of Albania; he will be in change of handing the transition from Ottoman Rule to total self-rule.

Ottoman Arm Forces

Turkish Army

Conscription Based

Total Frontline Strength: 320,000

Total Reserve Strength: 1,100,000

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Fortress division (at Kars)(1 x.5= .50 points)
Fortresses of Kars(1x 1 point)

Reserve forces:
8 reserve infantry corps (8x.25= 2 point)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points)
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Tech 5
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Tech 5
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD)(1x .25= .25 points)
Tech 5
2 Light cruiser (CL) (2x.10= .20 points)
Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total of arm force cost=10.15 points

The Treaty of Kars

The Ottoman and Russian Government after a series of intense meeting have signed a new peace treaty to ensure peace between the two empires. The Treaty itself is called " The Treaty of Kars"

Treaty of Kars of 1906
1. Russian Government will cede the region of Kars back to Ottoman rule.
2.In return the Russian Government will be given free passage through the dardenelles.
3. The two government have sign a Non Aggression Treaty.

The Anglo-Ottoman Accords of 1906
1. The Ottoman Government will had over compete and totally contral of Egypt, Sudan, Qatar and North Yemen to the British Goverment. In the Ottomans will get Kuwait, NAP, help with Hejaz Railroad and five points.

David Wolffsohn, head of the Zionist Congress, plans a tour of major cities to gain support and increase awareness of the Zionist cause before the 1907 Congress in the Hague, Netherlands. Pending approval from the various governments, Wolffsohn will end his Capetown vacation in late 1906, heading towards New York and Boston. There he will meet with Jewish community leaders and recent immigrants, as most European immigrants enter through New York or Boston. From there, he will hopefully visit the Moroccan Jewish community, though if the situation has deteriorated this segment may be omitted. Crossing the Mediterranean, he will spend some time in Palestine, visiting recently established Jewish settlements. The tour will conclude with stops in Vienna, Munich, and Cologne (the ZO's head offices are in Cologne), before arriving in the Hague to begin the conference.

Some leaders of the Zionist community express concern about the affect this might have on Wolffsohn's health (his South African vacation was for medical purposes). However, Wolffsohn has made the trip a top priority.

While no meetings with government officials are requested, any government who wishes to consult with Mr. Wolffsohn will be welcome to, if they have any questions, want him to present any statements to the conference, etc.

(OOC: The vacation and trip are both historical, although the tour focused on Eastern Europe, and was not on so great a scale. If a nation does not want Wolffsohn to attend, he will obey their wishes.)

OOC: Noted, though unless ICly stated that you don't want him to come, he'll try anyways.

Builds for 1906

Ottoman Empire
population 21 million (based on this http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populs...a/turkeyop.htm)
Tech level 4, Production centers 1 (Izmit 1), resources (Samsun 6, Damascus 6) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj, food production is 31

Market Economy Budget cuts

2 points from the production center+ 12 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+5 points from Britain for Egypt and Sudan+2 points from Italy for Libya= 26 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress units Gallipoli, Scutari( 2x.5= 1 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman(.25x3= .75 points)
Reserve forces:
4 reserve infantry corps(4x.25= 1 point)
, 4 militia infantry corps,(4x.10= .40 points)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)( 2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Naval base: Istanbul(.5 points)

Total of arm force cost= 6.1 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (1 year out of 12 years)

Builds for 1906
Mountain Infantry Division for 2 points
Fortresses( Kars) 1 year out of five years for 1 point

.8 points to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

Religious leaders loudly protest this proposal
Abolition of tithes( will be phase out of by 1912)

Some protests over the ceding of territory, but the Bulgarians and Albanians are pleased, the Macedonians less so.

ooc
reform like this is dangerous, it could work, or just as easily, blow up into revolution. Historically revolutions occur when reforms are viewed as either too radical or not radical enough or both.

The Reublic of Albania cordially approaches the Sublime Porte in hopes of the establishment of stable relations as equels.

An issue to be addressed is the Turkish-German plans to build a railroad through parts of Albania and Macedonia (OOC: known to the president since he was a former Ottoman diplomat).

We view this project as beneficial to all those involved, this is why we shall be wholeheartedly granting the nessecery permission to allow the railroad through and will try to get Bulgarian support in allowing the railroad aswell (unless you want it to go through Greece then it won't be nessecery).

Religious leaders loudly protest this proposal
Abolition of tithes( will be phase out of by 1912)



Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid II agrees to take off the Abolition of the tithes for the time being, in other words he voids that part of the reforms for now. Also it should be noted that issue might not be brought up for a while, well during his rule as the Sultan, just because he won't risk doing something like that again or a face coup..

The Reublic of Albania cordially approaches the Sublime Porte in hopes of the establishment of stable relations as equels.

An issue to be addressed is the Turkish-German plans to build a railroad through parts of Albania and Macedonia (OOC: known to the president since he was a former Ottoman diplomat).

We view this project as beneficial to all those involved, this is why we shall be wholeheartedly granting the nessecery permission to allow the railroad through and will try to get Bulgarian support in allowing the railroad aswell (unless you want it to go through Greece then it won't be nessecery).

The Ottoman Government is interest in this idea of building a railway though Albania and Macedonia and we also welcome relations with Albania.

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Builds for 1907

Ottoman Empire
population 21 million (based on this http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populs...a/turkeyop.htm)

Gain one production center from growth during budget cuts of 1906

Tech level 4, Production centers 2 (Izmit 1, Ankara 1), resources (Samsun 6, Damascus 6) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj, food production is 31

Normal Spending

8 points from the production centers (2)+ 12 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+2 points from Britain for railway projects= 27 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli,i( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
Mountain Infantry Division (1x .10 = 0.1 point)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman(.25x3= .75 points)
Reserve forces:
4 reserve infantry corps(4x.25= 1 point)
, 4 militia infantry corps,(4x.10= .40 points)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)( 2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Naval base: Istanbul(.5 points)

Total of arm force cost= 5.7 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (2 year out of 12 years)

Builds for 1907
Mountain Infantry Division for 2 points
Fortresses( Kars) 2 year out of five years for 1 point
1 shipping units costs 3 points( build by Germany)
Headquarters unit 6 points
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) for 3 points (build by Germany)
.3 points to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

Greece unveils plans for a union with the Cretan Republic, which the Ottoman Empire has renounced its claims on the island. Elefthérios Venizélos, the Cretan Councilor of Justice and the recently appointed High Commisioner of Crete, Alexandros Zaimis, invite the four Great Powers (Russia, UK, Italy, and France) to attend a conference to listen to a proposal for the union of the Cretan Republic, and the Kingdom of Greece.

OOC - the "Great Powers" currently protect Crete from the Ottomans, but at the same time stop a union with Greece to appease the Ottomans.

Here is a link of The Ottoman Constitution of 23 December 1876
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~genckaya/documents1.html

IC:
Jan.10, 1907

The elections for Parliament have taken place in the Empire. The Leading parties were the Young Ottomans and Liberal Union; the opposition parties were a number of Pan Turkic parties and number of other minor parties that range from nationalist to socialist..


Side note The General Assembly is composed of two chambers: the Chamber of Notables or Senate, and the Chamber of Deputies. The Opening session of the General Assembly aka the Ottoman Parliament will take palace Feb.12, 1907.

After his French and potential German visits, Sun approaches the Grand Vizier's office for permission to see him. He does so after Song Jiaoren and several others suggest that the Ottomans be met as a potential ally to secure the Western frontier, with nudging....

Grand Vizier Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha , welcome Sun into his office, the 74 year old open minded Reformer, welcome this man from China and he told Sun to take a seat and speak his mind..

Late 1906
Wolffsohn arrives in Palestine after a long trip from England. The trip's affect on his health is apparent. Any rejuvenating affect from his health has dissapeared on the journey.

After some anxious moments with Ottoman customs officials, he is granted admission. His biggest speech is at Mikveh Israel, thanking immigrants for their courage and hard work in the region. While, in public and in front of Ottoman officials, he must be careful with his words, private meetings with various leaders, both religous leaders and leaders of Jewish settlements, are not under such scrutiny. He pledges to advocate for the further immigration, and for funds to better develop Jewish communities, and make them more attractive for immigrants who motivated by reasons beyond basic safety (the biggest motivator of Russian and Arab Jewish immigrants). He also pays visits to most major religious sites in Jerusalem, Jericho, and other cities.

From Palestine, he leaves for Vienna, with the congress fast approaching.

Grand Vizier Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha , welcome Sun into his office, the 74 year old open minded Reformer, welcome this man from China and he told Sun to take a seat and speak his mind..

Sun then replies in English, picked up during his stay in Hawaii; "Good sir, you and I know well your regime is open minded and seeks some kind of reform, to ensure its contined livelihood. In contrast, China, as you know, is ruled by the Qing Dynasty, and as many have witnessed, they are far from willing to reform.

I am sure the Ottoman Empire, at the very least, has bothered to put its nation's welfare as a whole first--after all, you have a modern constitution, while the Qing, excessive in behavior, refuse to change from their outdated and cumbersome system of laws. The Qing, in contrast, have neglected the nation's welfare. For example, the Dowager Empress Cixi, for example, spent monies meant for modernization on lavish parties and a marble boat in an artificial lake--for the reason only that she was afraid to attract unwanted foreign intervention. Excessive, don't you think?

And they have also allowed famine to occur in Northern China before, forcing millions to starve. I am sure the Ottoman Empire, for all the troubles it has had, has not let its people feel the hard hand of famine even by mistake or by force of nature.

And while foreign investment is good for economic reasons, China's economy is also dominated by foreign elements, and thus cannot become competitive and sustain its role in the world economy unless it can reform itself. You know this kind of domination well. After, have not the Europeans proved domineering in their relations with you? You can relate to China's plight in this regard, I am sure. But at least you maintain some sense of national control. The Qing have become, to use an American term, doormats for the Powers.

Can the Qing be trusted to lead them into the modern age? I think not."

Sun then said, moderating his tone somewhat: "Now, what was the point of that speech? The answer is that my organization, the United League, is committed to reform and to reforming China to end this weakness and allow for fair, just rule of the Chinese people and to enable China to become a functioning member of the World Community once more.

On the surface, this may seem distruptive, but in reality, we merely are carrying out goals similar to your reformations right now, in matters of Government. But to do so may require that we forsake the incompetents that can no longer be guaranteed to provide for our land."

Grand Vizier Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha listen to what Mister Sun had to said and remarked "Sir our nations are in the same boat so to speak...both our nations have become doormats for the west..we ourselves are still trying to correct the errors of our past judgment...but of us share a common goal in restoring our nations to their former greatness...its going to take time for both of us to see the fruits of our efforts...I bid you success in your goals to restore your homeland to its rightfully place in the world."

Grand Vizier Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha listen to what Mister Sun had to said and remarked "Sir our nations are in the same boat so to speak...both our nations have become doormats for the west..we ourselves are still trying to correct the errors of our past judgment...but of us share a common goal in restoring our nations to their former greatness...its going to take time for both of us to see the fruits of our efforts...I bid you success in your goals to restore your homeland to its rightfully place in the world."

Sun then nodded and said, "Indeed. I was wondering, though, if the Ottoman Government had any surplus or resources to spare to aid the United League in their efforts."

Sun then nodded and said, "Indeed. I was wondering, though, if the Ottoman Government had any surplus or resources to spare to aid the United League in their efforts."

The Grand Vizier sight and replied " I wish we had some funds to give to your league..but sadly...we barely have enough funds to cover our budget and major projects...I am sorry my friend...I don't anything to offer in terms of funds or resources, expect my moral support for your league...Maybe in the future..we'll have more to offer you, once we build ourselves up a bit more.."

The Grand Vizier sight and replied " I wish we had some funds to give to your league..but sadly...we barely have enough funds to cover our budget and major projects...I am sorry my friend...I don't anything to offer in terms of funds or resources, expect my moral support for your league...Maybe in the future..we'll have more to offer you, once we build ourselves up a bit more.."

Sun then said, "I understand--national welfare comes first, lest you end up like the Qing. I thank you for your moral support anywho, and I will remember you well."

He then gets up, bows, and leaves respectfully, to board a liner to Brazil...

Cordial Greetings to our Esteemed Neighbors,

You are invited to attend the celebration of Bulgarias first year of rule as a Soverigen and Independant Nation and our continuing relationship of respectable peermanship upon the theater of world events.

With Respects,
His Majesty Ferdinand Maximilan Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Czar of Bulgaria

Builds for 1908

Ottoman Empire
population 21 million (based on this http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populs...a/turkeyop.htm)



Tech level 4, Production centers 2 (Izmit 1, Ankara 1), resources (Samsun 6, Damascus 6) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 1 point from commerce (one shipping unit), food production is 31

Cut Spending mode

4 points from the production centers (2)+ 11 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+1 point from commerce+ 2 points from Britain for the railway project= 23 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli,i( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Reserve forces:
4 reserve infantry corps (4x.25= 1 point)
, 4 militia infantry corps,(4x.10= .40 points)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Naval base: Istanbul(.5 points)

Total of arm force cost= 7.1 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (3 year out of 12 years)

Builds for 1908
Fortresses( Kars) 3 year out of five years for 1 point
one shipping unit for 3 points
Fortress division for 2 points
Upgrade three militia infantry corps to three reserve infantry corps for 3 points
.9 point to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

Builds for 1909

Gain one new production center from growth
Tech level 4, Production centers 3 (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1), resources (Samsun 5, Damascus 5) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 2 point from commerce (two shipping unit), food production is 31

cut spending mode

6 points from the production centers (3)+ 10 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+2 point from commerce + 2 points from Britain+ 6 points from Canada (loan)= 31 points= 31 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Fortress division (at Kars)(1 x.5= .50 points)

Reserve forces:
7 reserve infantry corps (7x.25= 1.75 point)
, 1 militia infantry corps,(1x.10= .10 points)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Tech 5
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Naval base: Istanbul(.5 points)

Total of arm force cost= 8.05 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (4 year out of 12 years)

Transportation infrastructure improvement (railway improvement) 4 points for one year out of three years

Builds for 1909
Fortresses( Kars) 4 year out of five years for 1 point
Upgrade one militia infantry corps to one reserve infantry corps for 1 point
Two shipping units for 6 points
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD) Tech 5 for 6 points (build by Britain)
2 Light cruiser (CL)Tech 5 2 points for year 1 out of 2 years (build by Britian)
.95 point to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

The nascent Republic of China sends telegrams to the Sublime Porte, asking for diplomatic recognition and any potential aid they can spare.

Builds for 1910
Reaches Tech 4.5
Tech level 4.5, Production centers 3 (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1), resources (Samsun 5, Damascus 5) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 4 point from commerce (four shipping unit), food production is 31

cut spending mode

6 points from the production centers (3)+ 10 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+4 point from commerce+ 7 points from Britain = 32 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Fortress division (at Kars)(1 x.5= .50 points)

Reserve forces:
8 reserve infantry corps (8x.25= 2 point)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points)
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Tech 5
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Tech 5
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD)(1x .25= .25 points)
Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)

Total of arm force cost= 8.45 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (5 year out of 12 years)

Transportation infrastructure improvement (railway improvement) 4 points for two year out of three years

Builds for 1910
Fortresses( Kars) 5 year out of five years for 1 point
2 Light cruiser (CL) Tech 5 2 points for year 2 out of 2 years (build by Britain)
One shipping unit for 3 points
1 Naval base at Smyrna for 6 points
.55 point to support Rashidi clan of Arabia
1 point to Canada as down payment for the loan

The nascent Republic of China sends telegrams to the Sublime Porte, asking for diplomatic recognition and any potential aid they can spare.

OOC: Ahem....

OOC: Ahem....

The Imperial Government of the OE, offically recognition the Republic of China.

Fun fact of the day from the Ottoman Empire

The TuAF was founded in June 1909, making it one of the oldest combat aviation organizations in the world. Its formation came about after the Ottoman Empire sent two Turkish pilots to the International Aviation Conference in Paris. After witnessing the growing importance of an air combat support branch, the Turkish government decided to organize its own military aviation program. For this purpose, officers were sent to Europe by the end of 1910 to participate in the study of combat flight. However, because of bad living conditions, the student program was aborted and the trainees returned to Turkey in the spring of 1911.

Although left without any governmental guidelines for establishing an air force, the Turkish Minister of Defence of the time, Mahmut Şevket, continued to encourage the idea of a military aviation program and sent officers Fesa and Yusuf Kenan, who achieved the highest maneuvering points in a piloting test conducted in 1911, to France to receive a more satisfactory flight education.

In late 1911 Süreyya Ilmen was instructed with founding the Havacılık Komisyonu (Aviation Commission) bound to the Harbiye Bakanlığı Fen Kıtaları Müstahkem Genel Müfettişliği (War Ministry Science Detachment General Inspectorship).

From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force

Builds for 1911

Gain one production center from growth

Tech level 4.5, Production centers (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1, Smyrna1), resources (Samsun 4, Damascus 5) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 5 point from commerce (five shipping unit), food production is 31

Normal spending mode

16 points from the production centers (4)+ 9 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+5 point from commerce +4 points from Britain= 39 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Fortress division (at Kars)(1 x.5= .50 points)
Fortresses of Kars(1x 1 point)

Reserve forces:
8 reserve infantry corps (8x.25= 2 point)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points)
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Tech 5
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Tech 5
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD)(1x .25= .25 points)
Tech 5
2 Light cruiser (CL) (2x.10= .20 points)
Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total of arm force cost=10.15 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (6 year out of 12 years)

Transportation infrastructure improvement (railway improvement) 4 points for three year out of three years

Builds for 1911

4 points for 1 Dreadnought (DN) 1 year out of 3 years (named the Resadiye)(Build by the British)
4 points for 1 Supply Unit
2 points for Mountain Infantry Division
8 points for 2 Regular Infantry corps
.85 point to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

On May 24th 1910, President Roosevelt arrives by train in Istanbul on the next leg of his European tour. It is the farthest from home that a President of the United States has ever travelled from home, and the Ottomans are quite a foriegn culture to the Americans.

Roosevelt spends the next 3 days touring the city and meeting with Ottoman officials on various minor matters, as the two nations do not have many overlapping interests. Finally with a cheerful goodbye the President departs for Budapest, by way of Bucharest.

OOC: if you have any deals to RP or something I can use fluid time to resolve them while the tour continues.

Arm Forces Front Command Deployments as of 1911

Regional Garrisons
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul

Cavalry Corp Deployments
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (Three total)

1st Army Group under the command of Lieutenant General Ali Fuat Cebesoy, second in command Lieutenant General Nureddin Pasha
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)
1 militia cavalry corps at Adrianople
1 reserve infantry corps at Istanbul

1 Infantry Corp (currently forming; ready for deployment by July of 1911)
1 Coast defense fortress at Istanbul( ready by the fall of 1911)

Anatolian Army Group (2nd Army Group) under the command of General Kazim Karabekir, second in command Lieutenant General Mustafa Kemel
1 Infantry corps at Erzurum
2 Mountain Infantry Division at Kars
Headquarters unit at Erzurum
Fortress division (at Kars)
Fortresses of Kars
7 reserve infantry corps at Erzurum

1 Supply Unit (currently forming; ready for deployment by July of 1911)
1 Mountain Infantry Division (currently forming; ready for deployment by July of 1911)
1 Infantry Corp (currently forming; ready for deployment by July of 1911)

The Army of Islam (3rd Army Group) under the command of Major General Ahmed Djemal, second in command Colonel Ismail Enver
2 militia cavalry corps at Baghdad


1st Fleet base at Istanbul under the command of Admiral Huseyin Rauf Orbay
CP Hamidieh ( tech 4.5 )
BB2 Fethi Bulend(tech 4)
2 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) (tech 5)
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD) (tech 5)
2 Light cruiser (CL) (tech 5)

mining the Dardenelles straits(work in progress)
4 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) (ready by winter of 1912)

2nd Fleet base at Smyrna
1 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)

SIC
Ottoman Staff General is currently under the guidance of German Army Mission to Ottoman Empire.

Builds for 1911

Gain one production center from growth

Tech level 4.5, Production centers (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1, Smyrna1), resources (Samsun 4, Damascus 5) Coal 2 (Samsun 2) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 5 point from commerce (five shipping unit), food production is 31

National Effort mode

16 points from the production centers (4)+ 9 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+5 point from commerce +4 points from Britain+12 points from gain from National Effort mode as of May,1911 = 51 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)
Regular forces:
Garrison units at Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mosul(4x .25= 1 point)
Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli( 1x.5= .5 points)
Infantry corps at Istanbul,(.5x1= 0.5 points)
2 Mountain Infantry Division (2x .10 = 0.2 point)
Headquarters unit (1x1=1 points)
Cavalry divisions at Damascus, Mosul, Amman (.25x3= .75 points)
Fortress division (at Kars)(1 x.5= .50 points)
Fortresses of Kars(1x 1 point)

Reserve forces:
8 reserve infantry corps (8x.25= 2 point)
2 garrison units (Adrianople, Istanbul)(2x.10=.20 points)
4 militia cavalry corps(4x.10= .40 points)

Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish/Ottoman)

Ottoman Navy
Tech level 4.5
CP Hamidieh( 1x.10 points=.1 points)
Tech level 4
BB2 Fethi Bulend(1.x.25 points=.25 points)
Tech 5
3 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT)(3x.10=.30 point)
Tech 5
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD)(1x .25= .25 points)
Tech 5
2 Light cruiser (CL) (2x.10= .20 points)
Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total of arm force cost=10.15 points

Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

2 points to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (6 year out of 12 years)

Transportation infrastructure improvement (railway improvement) 4 points for three year out of three years

Builds for 1911

4 points for 1 Dreadnought (DN) 1 year out of 3 years (named the Resadiye)(Build by the British)
4 points for 1 Supply Unit
2 points for Mountain Infantry Division
8 points for 2 Regular Infantry corps
5 points to mine the Dardenelles straits
4 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) for 4 point ( build by the British)
1 Coast defense fortress for 3 points
.85 point to support Rashidi clan of Arabia

Builds for 1912



Tech level 4.5, Production centers (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1, Smyrna1), resources (Samsun 4, Damascus 5) + 1 point a year from Haj+ 5 point from commerce (five shipping unit), food production is 31

National effort spending mode

24 points from the production centers (4)+ 9 resource points+ 2 points from Coal+ 1 points from Haj+ 2 points from surplus food+4 point from commerce +10 points from Britain+10 points from American Loan= 60 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)

2 static infantry corps (2x.75 points= 1.5 points)
3 militia cavalry corps (3x.5 points=1.5 points)
3 cavalry division (3x1 points= 3 points)
3 infantry corps (3x1= 3 points)
5 light infantry divisions (6x.75 points= 3.75 points)
1 HQ unit (1x1= 1 point)
1-fortress division (1 x.5= .50 points)
1 fortress (1x1=1 points)
1 supply unit, (.5*1=. 5 points)
2 Coast Defense fortress unit Gallipoli and Istanbul (2*.5=1 points)
8 Garrison units (8*.25 points= 2 points)


CP Hamidieh (tech 4.5)(.10 points)
7 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) (tech 5)(7*.10=. 70 points)
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD) (tech 5)(.25 points)
2 Light cruiser (CL) (tech 5)(2*10=. 20 points)

Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total cost: 21.50 points


Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

(on hold) to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (7 year out of 12 years)


Builds for 1912

Jan/Feb builds 5.75
1-replacement corps for 2 point
2 Observation planes for 2 points (ready by spring of 1912, build in Germany)
1 light infantry brigades for 1 point (Zoinist Brigade)(ready by summer of 1912)
1 light infantry division for .75(1.25 points needed)(ready by summer of 1912)

March/ April builds 5.75
2 light infantry divisions for 4 points (ready by summer of 1912)
1 light infantry division for 1 point (1 point needed) (ready by summer of 1912)
1 light infantry division for .75(.5 points needed)(ready by summer of 1912)

May/June builds 5.75
2 light infantry divisions for 4 points (ready by fall of 1912)
1 light infantry division for .5 point (ready by summer of 1912)
1 light infantry division for 1 point (ready by summer of 1912)
1 heavy infantry corps for .25 points out of 5 points (ready by fall of 1912)

July/ Aug builds 5.75
1 heavy infantry corps for 4.75 points (ready by winter of 1912)
1 Infantry Corps for 1 point (three points needed) (ready by winter of 1913)

Sept/ Oct Builds 5.75
1 Infantry Corps for 3 points (ready by winter of 1913)
1 Infantry corps for 2.75 points (1.25 points needed) (ready by winter of 1913)

Nov/Dec Builds 5.75
4 points for 1 Dreadnought (DN) 2 year out of 3 years (named the Resadiye)(Build by the British)
1 Infantry corps for 1.25 points (ready by winter of 1913)
1 light infantry brigade for .5 points (.5 needed(ready by spring of 1913)

Builds for 1913


Tech level 4.5, Production centers (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 1, Smyrna1), resources (Samsun 4)+ 4 point from commerce (4 shipping unit), food production is 31

Wartime spending mode

36 points from the production centers (4)+ 4 resource points+4 point from commerce +12 points from Japan +3 points Loan from Sweden+ 5 points from Britain = 63 points

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)

1 static infantry corps (1x.75 points= .75 points)
2 cavalry division (2x1 points= 2 points)
5 infantry corps (5x1= 5 points)
1 Heavy Infantry Corp (1*1.5 points=1.5 points)
7 light infantry divisions (7x.75 points=5.25 points)
1 Coast Defense fortress unit at Istanbul (1*.5=.5 points)
3 Garrison units (3*.25 points= .75 points)
2 observation plane unit(2*.5 points= 1 point)
2 light infantry brigade (2*.5 points= 1 points)
1 militia corp.(1*.5 points)


7 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) (tech 5)(7*.10=. 70 points)

Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total cost:20.45 points


Level II: 2 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus high schools, public hospitals, orphans and widows assistance= 4 points to fund Level II programs

(on hold) to build Damascus-Tripoli-Beirut –Megiddo-Jezreel Valley-Jerusalem-Gaza a branch off from the Hejaz railway, plus the Hejaz railway itself and Baghdad Railway projects (7 year out of 12 years)


Builds for 1913

Jan/Feb builds 6 points
1 infantry corps for 4 points (ready by May of 1913)
1 Headquarters unit (2 out of 6 points)(ready by June of 1913)( build by the Germans and trained by Germans)

March/ April builds 6 points
2 Arab Cavalry divisions for 4 points (ready by May of 1913)
1 Headquarters unit (4 out of 6 points)(ready by June of 1913)

May/June builds 6 points
1 Headquarters unit (6 out of 6 points)(ready by May of 1913)
2 light infantry brigades for 2 points (ready by Oct of 1913)

July/ Aug builds 6 points
2 cavalry division for 6 points (ready by Dec of 1913)

Sept/ Oct Builds 6 points+ 16.25 points from Germany
3 light infantry divisions for 6 points( ready by Jan of 1914)
Loan repayment
3.75 to Sweden
12.5 to USA

Nov/Dec Builds 6 points
4 points for 1 Dreadnought (DN) 3 year out of 3 years (named the Resadiye)(Build by the British)
1 replacement corps are 2 points( ready by April of 1914)

Builds for 1914

Pop:11.8 million( 1915 it will be 12.1 million)
Tech level 4.5, Production centers (Izmit 1, Ankara 1,Istanbul 2, Smyrna1), resources (Samsun 4)+ 4 point from commerce (4 shipping unit)+ Coal 2 (Samsun 2), food production is 31

Normal spending mode

20 points from the production centers (5)+ 4 resource points+4 point from commerce +8 points from Britain+Coal 2 (Samsun 2)+ 2 points from surplus food = 40 points(0.74 growth for next turn)

Arm Forces cost
Ottoman Empire (conscript force)

4 cavalry division (4x.25 points= 1 points)
7 infantry corps (7 x.75 points=5.25 points)
7 light infantry divisions (7x.10 points=.70 points)
1 Coast Defense fortress unit at Istanbul (1*.5=.5 points)
2 observation plane unit(2*.5 points= 1 point)
1 Headquarters unit(1x1= 1 point)

Navy
CP Hamidieh (tech 4.5)(.10 points)
7 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) (tech 5)(7*.10=. 70 points)

Naval base: Istanbul (.5 points)
Naval base: Smyrna (.5 points)

Total cost: 11.25 points

Level III: 3 points per 10 million people gives you the above plus public universities, social security type assistance for the elderly and disable= 4 points to fund Level III programs

Upgrade Istanbul Naval Base to Naval Yard (12 points)
1 Destroyer flotilla (DD2) for 6 points (build by Britain)
2 Light cruiser (CL) 2 points (1 year out of 2 years)(build by Britain)
1 Motor torpedo boat flotilla (PT) 1 point ( build by Britian)
1 Coast defense fortress for Gallipoli, 3 points
.75 point help settled displaced people from the war

Army Deployments as of 1914

Standing Army

Frontier Guards
2 Cavalry Divisions facing Armenian Frontier

2 Cavalry Divisions facing the Kurdish Frontier

1st Army Group (Base in Istanbul)
1 observation plane unit, 1 Infantry Corp, 2 light infantry divisions,1 Coast Defense fortress at Istanbul

2nd Army Group (Base in Ankara)
1 observation plane unit, 1 Headquarters unit, 1 Infantry Corp, 3 light infantry divisions at Ankara

3rd Army Corp. (Base in Antioch)
2 Light Infantry Divisions (facing the French Syrian Frontier)

Reserve Army
5 infantry corps

Navy Deployments

Istanbul Naval Base: CP Hamidieh, 4 Motor torpedo boat flotillas

Smyrna Naval Base: 3 Motor torpedo boat flotillas

The ramification of the treaty on what remains of the Ottoman Empire were massive…..what public support for that Young Turks had disappear over night. The Public viewed the Young Turks as traitors, who didn’t brother to stand up for the Empire at the summit, they said nothing about harsh terms of the treaty for the Empire…. they said nothing…became a motto for opposition groups within Turkey.

Within the Young Turks organization, massive infighting was occurring between the factions within the organization, over the matters of policy and what to do next. Then a Tragic event hit the already crippled Young Turk… The Three Pashas, the heads of the OE and leaders of Young Turks, were killed in a car bombing blast, which killed all three pashas. It was later found out that Armenian Nationalist planted a bomb in the car. The killing of the heads of the Young Turks and Government bought chaos throughout the OE. (date, Jan, 10, 1914)

A group of disillusion Turkish Nationalist Army Officers led by Bridger General Mustafa Kemel, decide it was time for a new government to take over and save their beloved nation from further ruin. On Feb 12, 1914, a Coup took place and Mustafa Kemel and his follows proclaim themselves the new government of Turkey, after speaking with the Sultan (forcing him more or less), he called for new Parliament Elections in March and to begin a new set of reforms to rebuild their ruin nation…just a new era was about to begin in Turkey.

The Third Republic of France officially recognizes the Republic of Turkey as the legitimate governing body of the territories of the much-decreased and now defunct Ottoman Empire.

The Turkish head of state also receives a private letter from Prime Minister Reynaud, who hopes that relations between France and the new Turkey may take a more pleasant route than those between France and the Ottoman Empire.

Britain immediately recognizes the new Republic of Turkey and gives it its support. Britain also issues an aid package of 8 points and an offer to open its shipyards to the Turkish Navy.

Britain also inquires about the possibility of an Alliance with the fledgeling Republic.

Parthini;12000794']Britain immediately recognizes the new Republic of Turkey and gives it its support. Britain also issues an aid package of 8 points and an offer to open its shipyards to the Turkish Navy.

Britain also inquires about the possibility of an Alliance with the fledgeling Republic.

The Turkish Goverment accepts the British offer of aid and defensive alliance.

OOC: Note, all replieds from the Turkish Government take place in March of 1914, since that's the date the Republic is offically created.

The Empire of Russia contacts the new republic and officially recognizes it. It is hoped relations will be better then udner the old government.

Rise of Modern Turkey


With Parliament Elections in March, the Republican People’s Party (Kemelist) won the most seats in the Parliament, coming in second was the dieing Young Turk faction parties and last Pan Islamic parties. Mustafa Kemel was elected to Senate and made by his supporters as the President of the Senate.

The first act of the Nationalist Parliament was to move the seat of government from Istanbul to Ankara, which Kemel backed and another act to meager the two houses of Parliament to create a single assembly called Grand National Assembly. With the move of the Government from Istanbul, the Sultan was effective cut off from his ministers and left powerless in his palace in Istanbul.(Which was done on purpose)

In April, with Grand National Assembly meeting Ankara, President Kemel calls for dissolution of the Sultanate and to create a true republic. His call was meant with mixed reactions from the applause from his supporters to outright uproar from the supporters of the Sultan, it reached to the point where the two factions exchange insults and at point a few of the deputies fire their pistols at each other. When order finally was restore in the Assembly, Kemel and his supporters force all the deputies to vote on the matter, and Kemel supporters got a number of key Young Turk ministers to vote on their side after compelling them to vote for what’s right for Turkey for the stake of stability. With that, the Act was passed and the proclamation of the republic was the abolishment of the powers of the Ottoman Dynasty which had ruled since 1218, and ordering the last members of the dynasty to leave the country, on April 12,1914.

All that was left of the Ottoman Empire was the Khailfah in Istanbul, the Khaif was Abdul Mejid II, and he was powerless and just remnant of a bygone era. As for the members of the Osman ex royal family, most of them fled to Britain seeking asylums.