Ottoman Republic (EthantheArmo2002)

Not to be confused with Terrr's Ottoman Republic.Ottoman Republic (Ottoman Turkish: دولت عليه عثمانیه, Persian: جمهوری عثمانی, Arabic: الجمهورية العثمانية), officially known as The Exalted Ottoman State is a transcontinental republic located in Europe and the Middle East. It is known for its vast natural resources and oil.

History
On November 1, 1922, as the caliphate was disestablishing, Mehmed VI, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, wanted to "keep the eternal state eternal". The sultan went on a rampage to "keep order in the Ottoman state", so he forcefully invaded Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lebanon, Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, and Kuwait in a matter of two weeks. He fought Atatürk and his forces, but they eventually succumbed. Once the war was over, Mehmed VI declared himself the president of the new republic. Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, or Ahmet Tevfik Okday, became the vice president.

Languages
The official languages of the republic are Ottoman Turkish, written in the Perso-Arabic script, along with Persian and Arabic. There are tons of minority languages spoken in the republic including Albanian, Armenian, Assyrian, Bosnian, Georgian, Greek, and various others. Non-Muslims subjects usually write Ottoman Turkish in other scripts including the Greek and Armenian scripts. The Persian language is used by the elite and Arabic is used by religious scholars and scientists.

Ethnic groups
Ethnic Turks take around 61% of the population. However, it is undetermined how many actual ethnic Turks there are because anyone who is Muslim in the Ottoman Republic (with the exception of Arabs) are to be counted as Turks. Arabs, Armenians and Greeks take a significant minority.

Religion
The state religion of the Ottoman Republic is Islam, specifically the Sunni sect. Census on religion is not taken in the Ottoman Republic. However, there is a significant minority of Christians and Jews who are protected under millet law. They are considered to be dhimmi (Arabic: ذمي) or "protected people". Muslims take an estimated 91% of the population. Dhimmis are exempt from certain duties assigned specifically to Muslims, and did not enjoy certain political rights reserved for Muslims, but are otherwise equal under the laws of property, contract, and obligation.

LGBT rights
Since the Ottoman Republic is under sharia law, LGBT rights do not exist. The authorities are very strict about the LGBT community, and LGBT people are not advised to travel to the Ottoman Republic.