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Starting from the late 13th century, the Ottomans united Anatolia and created an empire encompassing much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, becoming a major power in Eurasia and Africa during the early modern period. The empire reached the peak of its power between the 15th and 17th centuries, especially during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566). After the second Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683 and the end of the Great Turkish War in 1699, the Ottoman Empire entered a long period of decline. The Tanzimat reforms of the 19th century, which aimed to modernize the Ottoman state, proved to be inadequate in most fields, and failed to stop the dissolution of the empire. The Ottoman Empire entered World War I (1914–1918) on the side of the Central Powers and was ultimately defeated. During the war, major atrocities were committed by the Ottoman government against the Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks. Following WWI, the huge conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was divided into several new states. The Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues in Anatolia, resulted in the establishment of the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923, with Atatürk as its first president.
Time-zone BreakDown: October, 3rd, 2014 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight Plan:
Starting Airport: LTAF
Stops: LTAN, LTAI, LTBS
Ending Airport: LTBS
http://skyvector.com/?ll=37.22391333178083,29.91723634127572&chart=301& zoom=6&plan=A.LT.LTAF:A.LT.LTAN:A.LT.LTAI:A.LT.LTB S
*Add missing routes to the SkyVector build if any legs are missing*
Target Airspeed: [220kias -300kias]
Average Cruising Altitude: 12,500 FT - 18,500 FT
*Note* There will be one leg where we are hugging the ground for the flight, so be prepared for that.
Preferred Aircraft: The Jumbo's, the Big Kahuna's, the 4 engine jets of Boeing, Airbus, and Military alike. I will be flying the default Boeing 747 for this flight, however the requirement is that you are flying a jet, and it has 4 engines. Get creative
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