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German–Ottoman alliance

Treaty · 1914

The German–Ottoman alliance was ratified by the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire on August 2, 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I. It was created as part of a joint effort to strengthen and modernize the weak Ottoman military and to provide Germany with safe passage into the neighbouring British colonies.

About the event

This event in the atlas

Took place during the reign of Mehmed V (1909–1918). Mehmed V

The atlas records this territorial change for the year:

• − Cyprus (loss, 1914)
• − Egypt (loss, 1914)
• − Habesh–Suakin (Red Sea coast) (loss, 1914)

Open the reign of Mehmed V on the map

Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.