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	The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.		The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.

	His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when [[Mehmet II]] captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.<ref name="Recollection">''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''</ref>		His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when [[Mehmet II]] captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, [[Constantine XI Palaiologos]] .<ref name="Recollection">''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''</ref>

	===War with Wallachia===		===War with Wallachia===

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	The '''Ottomans''' were the leading faction of the [[Ottoman Empire]], who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. They were named after Sultan {{Wiki\|Osman I}}, the founder of the dynasty which ruled the Ottoman Empire during its 620-year history.		The '''Ottomans''' were the leading faction of the [[Ottoman Empire]], who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. They were named after Sultan {{Wiki\|Osman I}}, the founder of the dynasty which ruled the Ottoman Empire during its 620-year history.

	By 1453, the Ottomans had conquered the city of [[Constantinople]], the capital of the [[Byzantines\|Byzantine Empire]], and locked all of the land routes to Europe, forcing the Europeans to find other ways to trade with Eastern countries.~~<ref name="OW">''Wikipedia article on the Ottoman-Turks''</ref>~~ At the height of their power in the 16th and 17th century under the leadership of the Sultan [[Suleiman I\|Suleiman the Magnificent]], the Ottomans were comprised of diverse, multinational and multilingual citizens.		By 1453, the Ottomans had conquered the city of [[Constantinople]], the capital of the [[Byzantines\|Byzantine Empire]], and locked all of the land routes to Europe, forcing the Europeans to find other ways to trade with Eastern countries. At the height of their power in the 16th and 17th century under the leadership of the Sultan [[Suleiman I\|Suleiman the Magnificent]], the Ottomans were comprised of diverse, multinational and multilingual citizens.

	==History==		==History==
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	The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.		The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.

	His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when ~~{{Wiki\|Mehmed~~ II}} captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.<ref name="OW"/>		His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when [[Mehmet II]] captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.<ref name="Recollection">''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''</ref>

	===War with Wallachia===		===War with Wallachia===

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="left">		<gallery captionalign="left">
	Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier.		Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier
	Janissaries Database Image.png\|An in-game image of an Ottoman Janissary.		Janissaries Database Image.png\|An in-game image of an Ottoman Janissary
	ACR Shahkulu Art HD.png\|Artwork of an Ottoman soldier.		ACR Shahkulu Art HD.png\|Artwork of an Ottoman soldier
	Agile Ottoman fighter Artwork.jpg\|Agile Ottoman fighter.		Agile Ottoman fighter Artwork.jpg\|Agile Ottoman fighter
	Jannisaries Artwork.jpg\|Artwork of an Ottoman Janissary.		Jannisaries Artwork.jpg\|Artwork of an Ottoman Janissary
	Ottoman Rifleman Concept Image.JPG\|Concept artwork of an Ottoman Rifleman.		Ottoman Rifleman Concept Image.JPG\|Concept artwork of an Ottoman Rifleman
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	[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.		[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

	[[File:End road 22.png\|250px\|thumb\|Selim, pushing Ahmet off of a cliff.]]		[[File:End road 22.png\|250px\|thumb\|Selim, pushing Ahmet off of a cliff]]
	As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>		As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>

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	{{main\|Janissaries}}		{{main\|Janissaries}}
	{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
	[[File:ACR STORY 18.png\|250px\|thumb\|A group of Janissaries.]]		[[File:ACR STORY 18.png\|250px\|thumb\|A group of Janissaries]]
	The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[Guards\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman army during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.		The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[Guards\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman army during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.

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	Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the New World.<ref name="PL"/> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.		Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the New World.<ref name="PL"/> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.

	[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins.]]		[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins]]
	In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.		In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.

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	By 1453, the Ottomans had conquered the city of [[Constantinople]], the capital of the [[Byzantines\|Byzantine Empire]], and locked all of the land routes to Europe, forcing the Europeans to find other ways to trade with Eastern countries.<ref name="OW">''Wikipedia article on the Ottoman-Turks''</ref> At the height of their power in the 16th and 17th century under the leadership of the Sultan [[Suleiman I\|Suleiman the Magnificent]], the Ottomans were comprised of diverse, multinational and multilingual citizens.		By 1453, the Ottomans had conquered the city of [[Constantinople]], the capital of the [[Byzantines\|Byzantine Empire]], and locked all of the land routes to Europe, forcing the Europeans to find other ways to trade with Eastern countries.<ref name="OW">''Wikipedia article on the Ottoman-Turks''</ref> At the height of their power in the 16th and 17th century under the leadership of the Sultan [[Suleiman I\|Suleiman the Magnificent]], the Ottomans were comprised of diverse, multinational and multilingual citizens.

	== History ==		==History==
	=== Rise of the Ottomans ===		===Rise of the Ottomans===
	{{Quote\|Shahkulu, try to moderate your anger. I know the Sultan humiliated your people. But there is no need to spit on men who are beneath us.\|Manuel Palaiologos reprimanding Shahkulu for his brutal behavior.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Shahkulu, try to moderate your anger. I know the Sultan humiliated your people. But there is no need to spit on men who are beneath us.\|Manuel Palaiologos reprimanding Shahkulu for his brutal behavior.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
	The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.		The Ottomans first came into light to the West in 1227 when they migrated westward into the {{Wiki\|Seljuk Empire}}, in {{Wiki\|Anatolia}}, where the Ottomans created a state along with establishing a principality in Western Anatolia, under {{Wiki\|Ertugrul}}.
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	His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when {{Wiki\|Mehmed II}} captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.<ref name="OW"/>		His son Osman I expanded the principality, after whom both the empire and its people were named as "Ottomans". Along the way, the Ottomans created enemies from conquered states, such as [[Shahkulu]], who was a Turkmen from Eastern Anatolia. However, the Ottoman Empire came into its own when {{Wiki\|Mehmed II}} captured the city of Constantinople from the Byzantines on 29 May 1453, deposing the Byzantine Empire's last Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.<ref name="OW"/>

	=== War with Wallachia ===		===War with Wallachia===
	{{Quote\|Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe? If a man's philosophy does not let him protect his people, his home, and his family... what good can it do for the world?\|Vali cel Tradat, regarding the Order's betrayal\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe? If a man's philosophy does not let him protect his people, his home, and his family... what good can it do for the world?\|Vali cel Tradat, regarding the Order's betrayal\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
	In 1476, the Ottomans under the Grand Vizier [[Ishak Pasha]] participated in the Ottoman military crackdown on a Hungrarian uprising, entering a war with {{Wiki\|Wallachia}} and defeating the rebel prince, a [[Templars\|Templar]] named [[Vlad Tepes]].		In 1476, the Ottomans under the Grand Vizier [[Ishak Pasha]] participated in the Ottoman military crackdown on a Hungrarian uprising, entering a war with {{Wiki\|Wallachia}} and defeating the rebel prince, a [[Templars\|Templar]] named [[Vlad Tepes]].
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	During the later half of the 15th century, they brokered a truce with the [[Assassins]], via their leader Ishak Pasha, who was also a secret Assassin himself. This act led [[Vali cel Tradat]] to defect to the Templars, after he had served the Assassins for nearly a decade, as he considered the truce with the Ottomans and Assassins as a betrayal of his Wallachian heritage.<ref name="Rev">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		During the later half of the 15th century, they brokered a truce with the [[Assassins]], via their leader Ishak Pasha, who was also a secret Assassin himself. This act led [[Vali cel Tradat]] to defect to the Templars, after he had served the Assassins for nearly a decade, as he considered the truce with the Ottomans and Assassins as a betrayal of his Wallachian heritage.<ref name="Rev">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	=== Internal rifts ===		===Internal rifts===
	{{Quote\|Not just one - two angry sons. It's a familiar pattern with these royals. When the Sultan coughs - ahem! - the Princes draw their swords.\|Yusuf Tazim, on the political situation of the Empire\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Not just one - two angry sons. It's a familiar pattern with these royals. When the Sultan coughs - ahem! - the Princes draw their swords.\|Yusuf Tazim, on the political situation of the Empire\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
	[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.		[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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	As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>		As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>

	=== Under Suleiman ===		===Under Suleiman===
	In 1520, a tragedy robbed Selim of the Sultanate, and Suleiman, at 26, succeeded him. His reforms greatly improved the Empire's bureaucratic system, which would later be described as a "well-oiled engine," despite its significant size.		In 1520, a tragedy robbed Selim of the Sultanate, and Suleiman, at 26, succeeded him. His reforms greatly improved the Empire's bureaucratic system, which would later be described as a "well-oiled engine," despite its significant size.

	During his rule, Suleiman expanded his Empire to its furthest points, stretching it from Algeria to the Persian Gulf, and from Austria down to Egypt. Respecting the diversity of those under his authority, he was always careful to honor their cultures, traditions, and religions.<ref name="Rev"/>		During his rule, Suleiman expanded his Empire to its furthest points, stretching it from Algeria to the Persian Gulf, and from Austria down to Egypt. Respecting the diversity of those under his authority, he was always careful to honor their cultures, traditions, and religions.<ref name="Rev"/>

	== Ottoman Janissaries ==		==Ottoman Janissaries==
	{{main\|Janissaries}}		{{main\|Janissaries}}
	{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
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	During 16th century Constantinople, the citizens greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of the city. As such, Ezio used this to his advantage by creating tension between the two factions, by using [[bombs]] or dead bodies to provoke conflict between them.		During 16th century Constantinople, the citizens greatly feared the Janissaries, as they were prone to mistreating them. The Janissaries also patrolled the city, looking for any Byzantine guards, in order to drive them out of the city. As such, Ezio used this to his advantage by creating tension between the two factions, by using [[bombs]] or dead bodies to provoke conflict between them.

	== Ottomans and the Assassins ==		==Ottomans and the Assassins==
	{{main\|Turkish Assassins}}		{{main\|Turkish Assassins}}
	{{Quote\|For the first time in many decades, the Assassins have a strong presence here. It wasn't always that way. Under the Byzantine Emperor, the Assassins were hunted down and killed on the spot.\|Yusuf Tazim, about the Assassins in the 16th century.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|For the first time in many decades, the Assassins have a strong presence here. It wasn't always that way. Under the Byzantine Emperor, the Assassins were hunted down and killed on the spot.\|Yusuf Tazim, about the Assassins in the 16th century.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
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	In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.		In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.

	== Trivia ==		==Trivia==
	*On the mini-map displayed within the [[Animus]], the Ottoman guards showed up as yellow dots in the mini-map, while the Byzantines showed up as red.		*On the mini-map displayed within the [[Animus]], the Ottoman guards showed up as yellow dots in the mini-map, while the Byzantines showed up as red.

	== Gallery ==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="left">		<gallery captionalign="left">
	Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier.		Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier.
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	== References ==		==References==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="left">		<gallery captionalign="left">
	Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier.		Ottomans.png\|An in-game image of a 16th century Ottoman soldier
	Janissaries Database Image.png\|An in-game image of an Ottoman Janissary.		Janissaries Database Image.png\|An in-game image of an Ottoman Janissary
	ACR Shahkulu Art HD.png\|Artwork of an Ottoman soldier.		ACR Shahkulu Art HD.png\|Artwork of an Ottoman soldier
	Agile Ottoman fighter Artwork.jpg\|Agile Ottoman fighter.		Agile Ottoman fighter Artwork.jpg\|Agile Ottoman fighter
	Jannisaries Artwork.jpg\|Artwork of an Ottoman Janissary.		Jannisaries Artwork.jpg\|Artwork of an Ottoman Janissary
	Ottoman Rifleman Concept Image.JPG\|Concept artwork of an Ottoman Rifleman.		Ottoman Rifleman Concept Image.JPG\|Concept artwork of an Ottoman Rifleman
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	[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.		[[Bayezid II\|Sultan Bayezid II]] led the Ottomans into a war with the remnants of the Byzantine Empire, led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], a Templar, who was trying to take the empire back and restore it to its Byzantine roots. While Bayezid had originally chosen his son [[Ahmet]] as the next Sultan, he soon faced fierce opposition from the Ottoman [[Janissaries]], who supported his other son, [[Selim I\|Selim]], and aiding him in his ascension to the throne. Selim then begun a tough war against his father in order to dethrone him from the title of Sultan. In 1512, Bayezid eventually handed over the throne to Selim instead of Ahmet, and Selim became the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

	[[File:End road 22.png\|250px\|thumb\|Selim, pushing Ahmet off of a cliff.]]		[[File:End road 22.png\|250px\|thumb\|Selim, pushing Ahmet off of a cliff]]
	As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>		As soon as he became the Sultan, Selim marched over to Constantinople to find his brother Ahmet facing off against the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. As he approached his brother, Selim revealed to Ahmet that their father had ultimately chosen him as his successor, before he began to strangle Ahmet and eventually pushed him off a nearby cliff, killing him. It was his reasoning that Ahmet, who was secretly a high-ranked member of the Templars, had betrayed the Ottomans when he formed an alliance with the Byzantine Templars.<ref name="Rev"/>

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	{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Dialogue2\|Janissary\|You have been warned twice! No merchants near the arsenal wall. Take this away!\|Merchant\|Hypocrites! If your men did not buy my produce, I wouldn't sell it here! You are worse than the Byzantines, you traitor!\|Hold your tongue, parasite!\|A Janissary harassing a common merchant\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
	[[File:ACR STORY 18.png\|250px\|thumb\|A group of Janissaries.]]		[[File:ACR STORY 18.png\|250px\|thumb\|A group of Janissaries]]
	The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[Guards\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman army during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.		The Ottoman Janissaries were specially trained elite soldiers who served as the private [[Guards\|guard]] to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. They were also the first standing Ottoman army, and the mainstay of the Ottoman army during the 1453 invasion of Constantinople, led by Sultan Mehmet II.

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	Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the New World.<ref name="PL"/> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.		Initially, the Assassins had stolen maps from the famed Ottoman admiral and cartographer [[Piri Reis]], in order to keep up with Templars' expedition of the New World.<ref name="PL"/> Despite this, Reis later joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and a technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin who specialized in bomb crafting.

	[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins.]]		[[File:Upgrade 3.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio being introduced to the Ottoman Assassins]]
	In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.		In 1511, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, journeyed to the Ottoman Assassins' headquarters in Constantinople with the intention of finding the [[Masyaf Keys\|five keys]] needed to open [[Altaïr's library]], underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Ottoman Assassins used, including bombs and the [[Hookblade]], a modification made to the Hidden Blade by the Ottoman Assassins themselves. From there, Ezio, along with Yusuf and a handful of his high-ranked subordinates, led the Ottoman Assassins against the Byzantine Templars and ''Shehzade'' Ahmet, who was a Templar himself that aspired to earn the title of Sultan.