the ultimate empire had been at war since nov nineteen fourteen as an ally of germany the austria-hungary an empire and bug area. the ultimate nominee led by the german commander lehman from sound us and the young auto. an officer mustafa kemal was able to force back the allies on gallipoli half a million people lost their lives and yet deliberately was a victory for the ottomans one of only a few in a war in which they only reluctantly participated. since nine hundred thirteen the ottoman government had been headed by an all for a tarion nationalist triumvirate that had emerged from the young turks revolution.