[pinkpanther]

Don’t mix up the politics.They also conquered Some Muslim countries including Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia

The Ottoman state based its authority on religion. The first warrior-sultans expanded the empire in the name of Islam. Sultans claimed the title of caliph, or successor to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Alongside the sultans, religious scholars, called ulama, played a significant role in running the state.