The Ottomans were irrelevant in WW1

>The Ottomans were irrelevant in WW1

Not so fast.

Britain after WW1 was also over.

Never really seen anyone say the Ottomans were irrelevant desu

They weren't irrelevant. They were just shitty at warfare and only manage to win when their enemy decided to be retarded beyond believe (see Gallipoli).

my great grandfather (presumably) died in this battle on the ottoman side

They were irrelevant. The war was ultimately fought and won on the western front. Campaigns in the near east were a side show like the campaigns in Africa.

>only manage to win when their enemy decided to be retarded beyond believe

Luckily, they were usually up against Townshend, who was probably the dumbest British commander in WWI

>The theater around the Suez and the Bosporus is irrelevant
Look at this brainlet.

Enver=/=Entire Ottoman army

Well, credit where credit is due, Townshend provided plenty of horsemeat rations for the lads. So there's that desu.

Who only not kicked a shit from Anglos when they didn't hide behind back of their 'allies'

>turks successfully take the city after having it under siege for a year
>brits almost immediately take it back
kek

Actually, the funny thing is that Germans thought Ottomans were pushovers and would lose like immediately, and put their bets on Austria

However, turns out, Austrians were completely BTFO, wheras Turks surprisingly kicked ass.

>Campaigns in the near east were a side show like the campaigns in Africa.

Are you fucking kidding me? Literally the whole point of Gallipoli was opening access to support Russia to free up the Western Front. It wasn't a sideshow - it was one of the most important campaigns in the war

And it failed. Making it a sideshow.

Honestly they were pretty underrated,
for a dying empire facing 3 fronts all alone. they got bad rep because of enver being a dumbass at sarikamish. And of couse there is gallipolli

Yeah 302.000 dead brits, french and aussies is a pretty nice slideshow t.bh. good to know churchill is a doddering incompetent retard

>yfw when Churchill invaded the Dodecanese twice in WW2 just to get to the Dardanelles
>yfw he failed both times

>Turks surprisingly kicked ass
They were a mess from beginning to end. Their empire imploded quicker than any other in history.

I like their uniforms

ottomans were very aesthetic

>you now notice the little crescent and moon on his buttons