Ottoman military reform efforts began after the Belle Époque of European civilization. Ottoman military reforms follow the empire's transformation to become a modern country. It followed the same period only a couple decade later of Russia's reforms, and Japan's opening of its doors to west during Meiji Restoration. Ottoman military reform efforts like its contemporary Modernization of Japanese Military 1868–1931 managed to develop modern army. The reforms were not a single transformation, but a collection of waves.
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