This book bridges historical analysis and strategic studies to explore the complex interplay between legal reform, secularization, and military strategy in both the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Beyond institutional transformation, it critically examines the enduring relationship between the Ottomans/Turks and Europe/the West.
Rejecting binary frameworks, the book challenges conventional narratives that position the Ottoman Empire and Turkey outside of European history and identity. It argues instead that the Ottomans were inherently and continuously European.
This work is intended...