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It was the dream of Osman, a ghazi warrior and bey, that he and his forebears would one day rule a great empire to stand the test of time. Overall, The Ottomans have a choice to make, either to fold to the rebels, and try to keep their empire together as best they can, or, they can fight the Janissary rebellion, which will be a task easier said than done.
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However, if you ally Hungary, Iraq and Illyria straight away, you may find support in that way, and may be able to drag them into several wars, or at least get them to sent some troops to quash rebellion. None of these are very powerful allies in of themselves, and the Ottomans will struggle to get any outside support from any greater power. Because of it's previous vassal status just now starting to slip away, you may be able to get Moldavia back under your heel without war. The sphere of the Ottomans, is very small because of this, only including Crimea, the Xacitarxan Khanate, the Hafsid Kingdom and Hejaz.
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You start off, not only by being at war with nearly all of the nations that you're surrounded by ( Albania, Macedonia, Egypt) but also, you are also completely racked with a Janissary coup. While in the OTL, The Ottoman Empire is considered the "sick man of Europe", they truly start out as terminally ill in the beginning.
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The Ottoman Empire (Also the Sublime Porte) is full of internal struggle, civil war, and strife.