Post by turkishdelight on May 31, 2011 22:40:45 GMT -5
(((My Reflection)))
Nation: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Name: Sadik Adnan
Gender: Male
Appearance Age: 28
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Green
Height: 188.976 cm (6’2)
Weight: 83.6 kg (184lbs)
Appearance: Sadik is a man who enjoys dressing himself in the latest fashions and who loves to showcase himself especially when it comes to wealth (something that has not died down from his days as The Ottoman Empire). His broad shoulders and strong frame are a result of the many wars he’s had to fight over the years and tough childhood especially since he came into existence in a nomadic tribe. He has a well trimmed beard that frames his face nicely and a mask that hides his green piercing eyes. Sadik looks like a man of buisness and although he does, at times, have a playful demeanour he will not hesitate to show you the strength that comes with his muscles.
(((Know Thyself )))
Personality: With all his lavish outfits and constant mask wearing many people (nations) may think that there is something off with Turkey and they’re not completely wrong. He’s not the sanest of the lot but who’s actually sane anyway? Turkey has a possessive nature and hates losing regardless of his long losing track record (The decline of the Ottoman Empire especially the wars against Russia). He can be quite ruthless especially when something dear to him is threatened or even just if one was to provoke him into a fight. If push comes to pull Turkey will gladly engage in violence and with an enthusiasm that can be a little unsettling. He’s determined and pig headish which sometimes gives him the image of being arrogant (which he is especially to those he doesn’t really like). It doesn’t help that he’s also pushy and will not cease until he gets his way. However, he does have his finer points for example his love of visitors and his enthusiasm in sharing his culture. Turkey can also be quite formal but only to a certain extent. The good thing about this Eurasian nation is that he’s very comfortable with himself no matter how awkward you try to make him feel.
Likes:
• Sweets (Specifically Baklava and Ashure )
• Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
• Literature
•Music (Turkish specifically)
• His former Empire
• People needing his help
• People realizing how great of a nation he is.
• Dancing
• Carpets
• Luxury
• Silk
• Football
• Turkish Coffee
• Turkish cinema
• Other cultures (He finds them interesting)
Dislikes:
• Copycats
• Bad food
• Close mindedness
• Ungrateful Brats (CoughGreeceCough)
• Foul play (War and politics)
• Lawrence of Arabia (More like Lawrence of plabolabia Bl (Clearly he`s still bitter about that))
• Intolerance
• Disobedience
• Naivety/Ignorance
• Losing
Fears:
• Being wiped off the map
• A repeat of the fall of The Ottoman Empire
• Losing his national identity
• Never gaining the democracy Ataturk always dreamed of
Secrets (Lesser known Facts):
• When Sultan Mehmed II was in power Sadiq had first thought him a brat but after the sultans determination to gain Constantinople and his success his opinion changed. His sultan was a very open minded man who often sat in on church sermons and would read up on other cultures, philosophy, science and anything he could get his hands on. Sadiq would often accompany his sultan to the church sermons and listen to Mehmed II speak of the things he had read up on.
•After conquering a new territory during his time as an empire he would force the young boys of that nation to join his army. They would break them down and re-create them as a super soldier for the Ottoman Empire. Of course, they had just as many opportunities to grow in the army as any other soldier regardless of their ethnicity.
• The Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, as time went on, were less Turkish and more Eastern European and Greek since the mothers of these descents were of different ethnicities. The harem in Topkapý Palace was filled with women who had been taken from the Ottoman’s emirate states. Of course, there were still Turkish women in the harem as well but they were never chosen as the Sultans prime lover.
• Sadiq is still touchy about Ataturks death. He feels as if the man had been cheated out of life (Even though Kemal had a bad tendency of indulging on alcohol and drinking way too much coffee for his own good on top of smoking and other such vices). Ataturk was like a father he had never had.
•Even though Sadiq had taken over many emirate states losing Greece had been one of the hardest things that had occurred to him. Although he had been a harsh guardian to the Greek he did care about him and only wanted the best for him but that is a secret he’d take to the grave.
• For a nation who seems very confident he’s still quite insecure especially with the instability of his politics through the years and the fact that he wants to remain a secular state and teeters on the edge of both Asia and Europe so his identity at times can be skewered since some of his people are thrilled at the proposition of being European and others are fine with remaining ‘Oriental’ in a sense.
•He writes poetry. He’s been writing poetry since his Ottoman days and has quite a big collect that he keeps locked away in his office. No one has seen his works because it’s something that embarrasses him or rather makes him self-conscious. Writing was the only thing that he truly let all his guards down and really expressed him and so many of his works are very personal. However, ever since the end of his empire he’s been writing less and less.
Strengths:
• Resilience: To wars and even the end of his own empire.
• Rich culture: He’s been around for a very long time and so his culture has had time to grow and evolve as the times change.
• Persistency: To remain a nation, to remain in existence even when it was thought to be his time to ‘disappear’.
• Determination: To do exceptionally well in all the tasks he sets out to do.
• Strength: Not only physical but also mental strength especially during the transition between Ottoman Empire to Republic of Turkey
• Intelligence & Wisdom: He may not always look smart or wise but being around for as long as he has Sadik has picked up many life skills that other nations have yet to learn.
Weaknesses:
• Stubbornness: If he thinks he’s right sometimes he won’t budge until the other agrees with him (even if he is wrong).
• Intolerance: In certain circumstances, even though he likes to think he’s very open-minded, he’ll refuse to accept certain ways of life that do not necessarily follow the Turkish way of life.
• Anger: He’s quick to anger and this can also be tied in with intolerance or rather the refusal to see things in another light especially if he feels like he was the one that was wronged.
• Impatience: For certain things Sadik can be patient but on most occasions he has the patience of a small child.
• Argumentative Tendencies: He likes to argue with people even if he knows they’re right and sometimes he does it just to get another nation riled up.
• Old-Fashioned: Sometimes he gets stuck in his old ways which doesn’t help his situation as a modernizing country at all.
(((The Pages of History )))
History:
The 12th Century (Age: 10-15)
1101 Kýlýç Arslan I of Seljuks of Turkey defeats Stephen of Blois and Hugh of Vermandois, of the second wave of First Crusades
1128 Zangi, atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo founds Zengid dynasty.
1141 Mongols of Khitan defeat Seljuk Sultan Sanjar in the Battle of Qatwan.
1146 Ildeniz , atabeg of Azerbaijan founds a dynasty, being the first independent Turkish dynasty of Azerbaijan.
1147 During Second Crusade, Mesud I of Seljuks (of Turkey) defeats Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III in the second battle of Dorylaeum and French king Louis VII at battle of Laodicea .
1176 Kýlýç Arslan II of Seljuks (of Turkey) defeats Manuel I Komnenos of Byzantine Empire in the battle of Myriokephalon.
The 13th century (15-18)
1202 Seljuks of Turkey defeat Saltuklu principality and annex north eastern Anatoliai
1205 After the disintegration of Great Seljuk Sultanate, Kharzem shahs declare independence and conquer most of former Seljuk territory.
1209 Turpan Uyghurs become vassal of Mongols.
1220 Alaaddin Keykubat I becomes the Sultan of Seljuks of Turkey.
1230 Alaaddin Keykubat I of Seljuks (of Turkey) defeats Celaleddin Harzemþah in the battle of Yassýçimen
1239 Revolt of Baba Ishak.
1241 Mongols (Golden Horde) defeat Kipchacks.
1243 Mongols (Ilkhanids) defeat Seljuks of Turkey in the battle of Kösedað
1250 Aybek, a member of a cast of Kýpchack soldiers establishes Mameluk dynasty in Egypt
1260 Mameluk general (later sultan) Baybars defeats Mongols (Ilkhanids) in Battle of Ayn Jalut.
1299 The reign of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, begins.
The 15th Century ( Age : 19 )
1453 Mehmed II (the Conqueror) captures Constantinople, Christian emperor Constantine XI dies in the fighting, and the Byzantine Empire of the Romans yields once and for all to the Ottoman Empire as Mehmed II claimes the title of Caesar of Rome.
1460 Mehmed II conquers Morea. 1461 Mehmed II conquers Trabzon thus ends Empire of Trebizond.
1473 Battle of Otlukbeli; Mehmed II defeats Uzun Hasan of Akkoyunlu Turkmens.
1475 Gedik Ahmet Pasha captures Caffa. Crimea vassal of Ottoman Empire
1478 After a long struggle Albania becomes a part of Ottoman Empire
1480 Gedik Ahmet Pasha captures Otranto , the south east corner of Italy as a base for further attack on Italy (only to evacuate after the death of Mehmet II).
1483 Constantinople is renamed Istanbul.
The 16th Century (Age: 19-20 )
1514 Battle of Chaldiran; Selim I defeats Ismail I of Safavid Persia; East Anatolia under Turkish control.
1516 Battle of Marj Dabiq; Selim I defeats Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. Syria and Palestine under Ottoman rule
1517 Battle of Ridaniya; Selim I defeats Tuman bay II of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. Egypt under Ottoman rule; Selim I takes the title caliph.
1520 The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (Suleiman I) begins.
1521 Suleiman I captures Belgrade.
1522 Suleiman I captures Rhodes.
1526 Battle of Mohacs Suleiman I defeats Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
1529 The siege of Vienna.
1533 Iraq under Turkish control.
1538 Sea Batte of Preveza. Turkish navy controls most of Mediterranean Sea.
1550 -c.1650s) Sultanate of Women
1541 Suleiman I captures Budapest (known as Buda), which eventually leads to conquest of most of Hungary.
1547 Most of Hungary under Turkish control. Hungary is divided, by agreement between the Ottoman sultan Suleiman I and Ferdinand I of Austria.
1569 The great fire of Istanbul broke out.
1570 Conquest of Cyprus by Piyale Pasha
1571 The Spanish and the Venetians defeat the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.
1578 Tblisi and most of Georgia conquered.
1590 Treaty of Ýstanbul, also known as Treaty of Ferhat Pasha between Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia`; Georgia, Azerbaycan and Armenia as well as west Iran under Ottoman rule.
The 17th Century ( Age: 20 )
1610 Kuyucu Murat Pasha suppresses Jelali revolts. Turkmens suffer heavily.
1612 Treaty of Nasuh Pasha between Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia. Ottoman Empire gives up some gains of Ferhat Pasha treaty of 1590.
1615 Treaty of Serav ratifies Treaty of Nasuh Pasha 1686 Hungary evacuated.
1699 Ottomans ceded Hungary to Europe in the Treaty of Karlowitz.
The 18th Century (Age: 21)
1718 Treaty of Passarowitz signed.
1718 Beginning of Tulip era
1730 Revolt of Patrona Halil. End of Tulip era. Ahmet III is dethroned.
1739 Treaty of Belgrade signed.
1774 Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca signed.
The 19th Century (Age: 22-25; by this point it’s clear the Ottoman Empire is weakening considerably especially with all the uprising, revolts and wars of independence. This was a taxing time on Turkey and one of his most vulnerable moments.)
1807 Kabakçý Mustafa rebellion
1808 July 21 Alemdar Mustafa Pasha suppresses the rebellion.
1813 April 23 Second Serbian Uprising
1821 Greek War of Independence: The Greek War of Independence began.
1832 July 21 Greek War of Independence: Greek sovereignty was formalized.
1853 October 4 Crimean War: The Crimean War with Russia began which, though won with British, French and Sardinian aid, would further demonstrate how backward the Ottoman military had become.
1876 December 23 Opened the 1876-1877 Constantinople Conference.
1877 April 24 Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
1878 March 3 Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878): The Treaty of San Stefano recognized Romanian and Serbian independence, as well as the establishment of an autonomous Bulgarian principality under nominal Ottoman protection. Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia by default. June 4 Cyprus was occupied by Britain.
The 20th Century (Age: 25-26)
1912 The Ottomans were easily defeated by Italy in a short war, with the Italians gaining Libya and ending the 340-year Ottoman presence in North Africa.
1913 May 17 First Balkan War: The Ottoman Empire was nearly wiped out from Europe, save for Istanbul and just enough land around to defend it.
1914 August 2 the Ottoman Empire entered into World War I on the side of the Central Powers.
1923 Assembly declares Turkey a republic and Kemal Ataturk as president.
1938 President Ataturk dies.
1945 Neutral for most of World War II, Turkey declares war on Germany and Japan, but does not take part in combat. Joins United Nations.
1952 Turkey joins NATO.
1963 Association agreement signed with European Economic Community (EEC).
1974 Turkish troops invade northern Cyprus.
1984 Turkey recognises "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."
1987 Turkey applies for full EEC membership.
1992 Turkey joins Black Sea alliance.
The 21st Century (Age: 27 - 28)
2001 January - Diplomatic row with France after French National Assembly recognises the killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
2001 May - European Court of Human Rights finds Turkey guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots during its occupation of northern Cyprus.
2002 March - Turkish and Greek governments agree to build a gas pipeline along which Turkey will supply Greece with gas.
2004 January - Turkey signs protocol banning death penalty in all circumstances.
June Nato heads of state gather for summit in Istanbul.
December - EU leaders agree to open talks in 2005 on Turkey's EU accession.
2005 October - EU membership negotiations officially launched after intense bargaining.
November - Multi-billion-dollar Blue Stream pipeline carrying Russian gas under the Black Sea to Turkey opens in the port of Samsun.
2006 July - Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline opened at ceremony in Turkey.
December - EU partially freezes Turkey's membership talks because of Ankara's failure to open its ports and airports to Cypriot traffic.
2007 January - Journalist and Armenian community leader Hrant Dink is assassinated. The murder provokes outrage in Turkey and Armenia.
October - Diplomatic row with United States after a US congressional committee recognises the killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
December - Turkey launches a series of air strikes on fighters from the Kurdish PKK movement inside Iraq.
2008 October - The governments of Turkey and Armenia agree to normalise relations at a meeting in Switzerland.
Allies:
WWI: Germany, Austria-Hungary
WWII ( Even though Turkey didn’t join till the end when all the fighting was pretty much over): England, France, China, America, Canada…let’s just cut this short and say all the allies.
Astrakhan Expedition (1568-1570): Crimean Khanate
Russo-Austrian-Turkish War (1735-1739): Crimean Khanate
Crimean War (1853-1856): France, British, Kingdom of Sardinia
Korean War: Korea, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Britain, United States, Denmark, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador….the list can go on.
Enemies:
World War I: Italy, France, England, America, Australia, New Zealand, Greece
World War II: Axis Powers ( Germany, Japan, Italy )
Greek War of Independence: Greece, England, Russia, France
Astrakhan Expedition (1568-1570): Russia
All Russo-Turkish Wars: Russia
Russo-Austrian-Turkish War (1735-1739): Russia, Habsburg Empire
Crimean War (1853-1856): Russia
Korean War: Soviet Union, North Korea, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, China
Sample Post:
Battle of Redeniya
The Ottoman Empire wanted Egypt. There were no words that could describe this sudden feeling and he would carry the Egyptian women back to his palace if he had too. It was unfortunate that when he took Istanbul Ancient Greece went with it and only left a small runt of a kid in his care. Sadik truly hoped that this wasn’t also the case for Egypt. Last time he had heard the women had been alive but who knew perhaps it was another kid. There were pros and cons to this aspect. The pros being that a kid was easier to take than a strong willed and hot-headed woman. However, the con to this was that Sadik really disliked kids. He didn’t handle them well and they seem to only cause problems. Either way, today or sometime this month Egypt would be his.
Yes, it was a selfish thought but after the capture of Istanbul his dreams, ambitions and desires seemed to increase tenfold. Mehmet II had opened doors to him that hadn’t been quite realized with his other sultans. Although, Sadik couldn’t say that he hadn’t benefited or learned something from each predecessor. Selim I was no different in his expansionist perspective. He wanted to gain more territory and The Ottoman Empire certainly would do such if it wanted to become as great as it possibly could. Sadik would reach greatness, he was determined too and having a taste of power once again had driven him to work harder.
That was what brought them in Egypt today. He knew that the Egyptians were being led by a foreign power but that foreign power was not his own and therefore needed to be either terminated or forced to work under his rules. And so, the lavishly dressed empire stood hunched over a table surrounded by his Pasha and his Sultan. The very one who changed his expansionist policy by concentrating more on the Middle East than solely on the West.
Since this was not the first battle he had encountered on his way Sadik was in high spirit. They had just taken control of eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq from the Safavid Empire which had been a devastating blow for the Persians. However, they should have known that their reign would not last forever. This may have just been the start but Sadik was motivated to dismantle this Empire completely. They would become one with him and if he had to do it by force then so be it.
However, returning back to the map on the table. The men stood around it trying to figure out the best strategic plan in destroying the Mamluk army that was prepared to defend their territory once again. They had won during the battle of Marj Dabiq and they would win this battle as well. Call it arrogance but Sadik refused to lose and he would do anything in his power to win.
“If we flank their army with are artillery over here we can dispose of most of their men before they even realize what’s going on.” Hadim Sinan Pasha spoke up as he gazed at Sultan Selim I for approval. Said man nodded his head as he watched the Pasha’s finger move around the map as if they had already begun the battle.
Sultan Selim I gazed a bit longer at the map before he pointed at a certain area casually. “I don’t want us to send in all our men. We’ll win with half the force.” He said his gaze turning briefly to Sadik. The taller Turk didn’t say anything, not that he really did when discussing such things. He was the embodiment of the Ottoman Empire and would do what he was told. Yes, there were times were he did speak up but really he had nothing to say. The plan seemed fine and if Selim I wanted to go in with half the troops then so be it.
Sadik finally spoke up as he turned away from the table and strode out of the war tent. He was grinning because he could feel this victory in his very being. This would not be a disappointment and he liked that feeling quite a bit. For being in the winter season it was still fairly warm outside and for anyone else the amount of clothing the Empire was wearing would probably cause them to pass out but luckily he was no mere human but something else completely. His appearance and presences alone commanded authority and when his men saw him it didn’t take them long to assemble. In a matter of minutes they were ready to go and upon the exit of their Sultan they were on their way towards the opposing army whether they were ready for them or not.
Did you read the rules and Dark Reflections Canon? Yeah, Italian Pasta isn’t that bad. It’s pretty good actually but not as good as my kebabs. >D
Random fun fact about yourself:
I`m Turkish