Ottoman Efficiancy vs Western Inefficiency
Ottoman Efficiency Vs. Western Inefficiency The Ottomans had been around for a while when they decided to enter into Europe. ... Well it did not quite happen this way and the Ottoman Empire stuck around till 1920. ... Three main factors are attributed to the strength of the Ottoman Empire: Their efficiency in their rule, the relative inefficiency of Western politics, and religion. ... This prevented a lot mistakes and corruption in the Ottoman government. Not only was he the top of the Ottoman government, but also he was the head of Islam, the only official religion of the Empire. ... Plus this kept the masses happy, and kept down rebellion to ottoman rule. ... The ottoman military was also a model of efficiency. ... They even lived on the outskirts Ottoman lands so you do not have them in their towns causing problems (Runciman, 26). ... Western Christians did not care too much for the Eastern Orthodox Christians. When Constantine tried to marry a Princess from western lands, they wanted nothing to do with him (Runciman, 51). That made it nearly impossible for him to make any Western alliances. ... All their inefficiency ultimately allowed the Turks to gain an upper hand in the West for 250 years.