Talk:Flags of the Ottoman Empire

post-1844
Whats wrong with the post-1844 flag? All references I could find refer to the post-1844 as only official standard flag of the Ottomans. I haven't seen the flag depicted in the poor quality image at the top of this article in any references. --Yodakii 16:59, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

In reality there was no A flag.
All the western referances that talk about the Ottoman Flag is incomplete. During Tanzimat, with the influence of western powers, they tried to reach a form of unity in a state that is as structured as a fractal image. Ottoman state was designed against a single concept to compansate the differences. Their millet notion is a good symbolism to cover this concept. The reflection of this multiple image was reflected to their flags, not to a single flag. By the way for the thinking minds, the current meaning of flag do not translate one to one to ottoman empire use of the word (literrally). For the flag under the ottoman page, we refer to Turkey's presidential insignia, as a source. That shape is accepted as the official flag of Ottomans, by the Republic of Turkeys presidental law. Other western sources, some I have chance to read, shows a general bais towards Muslim Ottomans, which the word by itself acts as an barrier to their credibility, if you know what I mean. I hope this explanation is good enough.

How is the current flag better than the more recognisable one? Can you point to any sources for that image? If there was no official flag, then what is the most commonly used state flag? What is the most widely recognised Ottoman flag? --Yodakii 18:37, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I don't understand. Are you saying there never was an official Ottoman flag? And that the Turkish government recognises the current flag as the official Ottoman flag?


 * U are thinking with 20th century terminology. That does not mean more advance, just it means our time. There was no nation for ottomans, to come up a national flag. I do not know how much else I can help to u with this. All the falgs (not a single flag) defined the nation (their devleti aliye). I advise you to watch the Ottoman Mehter Takimi, that will give you a visual clue about their conept, if you can get it! :-). There is a link at the page to insignia law which is the highest referance I can give to you on the internet. Rest is on your shoulders. ps:The recognizable flag you are talking has the star cutting the outer peripher of the moon, that is REPUBLIC OF TURKEY's flag. Just to remind you, again for the importance of the visual clues... By the way this is a comman mistake, even among the most respectful western source. The logic goes like this I guess; If it is not your flag, they all look the same. --tommiks 18:50, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * So there is no one official flag? In that case, what makes the flag currently in the introduction any better? --Yodakii 03:39, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Also, mention any references you know of in References section. --Yodakii 05:06, 5 November 2005 (UTC)


 * The Kızıl Tuğ(The red flag) was the only thing that we can consider as a "flag" at the Ottoman Empire until the modern flag of the empire was designed in the last times of the empire. All old Turkish states used the Kızıl Tuğ(Mongol Empire and Golden Horde also used it even if they weren't Turkish states, Mongols are the Turan brothers of Turks). It was the most important figure(as well as grey wolf) in the Turkish history. With respect, Deliogul 22:03, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

"Standard" Ottoman flag?
I'd like to point out that there was no standard regarding the shape of the crescent until the turn of the 20th century or so (Ottomans lacking flag standards? I'm shocked!  Shocked and appalled I tell you! lol!) however the only one that ever WAS standardized is what is now the flag of the Republic of Turkey. I really don't see the point in using a flag from the days of no standards when the modern Turkish flag WAS USED from 1844 on.

The reason you see a lot of "banana crescents" in flag books is it is harder to make a proper crescent out of crappy material (not every Ottoman war galley is going to be able to afford a silk flag like the sultan) but that crescent should really be rounder.

I really wish I could get a firm confirmation on how the golden crescents were placed on the green disc during the Ottoman Caliphate era (1520s - 1844) though I'm getting the grim suspicion that there was no standard there either...

Ancient Greek origin of Star and crescent
Someone keeps trying to delete entries about the ancient Greek origin of the star and crescent. There is no reason for the romantic myth abotu the battle of kosovo to be contained within the first paragraph without mentioning the factual origin of the symbol. nationalism, especially when it comes to straight out lies cannot be accepted on wikipedia

The flag has a complex origin. The color red is a prominent color in Turkish history. The crescent and star, however comes from an an ancient Greek symbol of Byzantium (now Istanbul). Upon capturing the city in 1453 the Turks found many flags with stars and crescents and adopted this symbol as a good omen. while it is now used as an Islamic symbol, this is only because of the fact that the Turks adopted the ancient Greek symbol and then their infulence over the middle east meant that it came to be a symbol for Islam. There are also several myths regarding the adaptation is that the Turks had won a great victory with heavy losses in the Battle of Manzikert against the Byzantines in the year 1071, which led them to move into Anatolia. After the battle when the Sultan (The Khan at the time) walked through the battle field, there was a pool of blood formed between a group of Turkish soldiers, with the crescent moon and the star reflecting upon it. The Sultan adopted this reflection as the flag of Turks, however this view is one more of a romantic myth than any factual basis.

Well, the crescent as a symbol was also in use in the pre-Islamic Uygur-Turk kingdoms, e.g. usually artistic depictions portraying monarchs or religious dignitaries show a crescent whose both sharp ends point to the top. (Will try to find an example from the scource in my college library, think it was the 'Uygurica'...)

In ancient and contemporary non-Islamic Turkic and Lamaist Mongolian art crescents are to be found, too. Since Manichaeism was the the first state-religion to be introduced by a Uyghur-Turk ruler after shamanism, this might be the explanation for the spread of this symbol in Mongolia, East-Tukistan, even when Buddhism and other religions gained more importance, and eventually in the Ottoman empire. Manichaeism somehow acted as a bridge to the cultural sphere of the various Iranic empires and manifold cultures in Middle Eastern and Anatolian antiquity that influenced its neighbours and successors, including Greek and Persian cultures respectively. The crescent symbol, if I am not mistaken, goes back to the originally Phoenician goddess Ashtoreth and the Hellenic goddesses Selene and Phoebe... and that finally lead to this usage of the moon symbol in its crescent-shaped form throughout that region. Nevertheless since animism was the aboriginal belief system of the ancient Turks, Turkic and other similar - related or unrelated - peoples throughout East Central Asia and Siberia, that even shows parallels to Japanese Shintoism, it has to be taken into account that Sun and Moon deities (well, Stars, too..) were deeply inherent to these aboriginal cultures. So it could be mere chance that a crescent was used there as well. Even if you doubt that, the moon played an important role there too, and the crescent shape as symbol was already of relevance in the Manichaeist and Buddhist Uyghur kingdoms! So the Turks who appeared in Anatolia got it from them. Period. 134.100.1.121 09:36, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Capitalization
Shouldn't this page be at Ottoman flag instead of Ottoman Flag? &mdash; Khoikhoi 00:08, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It should. Done. &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) 12:21, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

1389 or 1453
These dates 1299-1453 and 1453-1789 not true. The simulation in the article proves that the Ottoman Flag comes from Kosova war whicn happened in 1389. As you can see these date 1453 is false. I change that. Ruzgar 19:26, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

There is no proof of your assertion. On the one hand we have the overwhelming weight of evidence for the Ottoman Empire adopting the symbol after 1453, and on the other we have an anachronistic legend that isn't even referring to the correct flag (the flag they adopted in the 15th century didn't have a star on it).

There was no star on the Ottoman state flag until 1844.


 * I've added some comment over on the talk page for Flag of Turkey explaining why the 1389 theory is unlikely; the Battle of Kosovo happened on 15 June (Julian calendar), which is the 23rd June (Proleptic Gregorian Calendar) and this astronomical coincidence did happen on the 28th July - but that is over a month after the battle and the death of Murad I. The confusion of 28ths would point to this theory originating after 1900, since 15th June (Julian) is now 28th June (Gregorian). Given the factual innacuracies, this definitely needs a citation. Bazzargh (talk) 15:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

The modern naval flag is not the same as the national flag
I wish people would stop replacing the Ottoman flag with the "correct" flag. It is not the correct flag, it is the naval flag. Look at it, and look at the naval flag. The 7 pointed star is for the navy, the 5 pointed star is for the state. --Ingoman 19:16, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

GA status
Here is the assessment according to the Good Article criteria:
 * 1. It is well written
 * Need improvements
 * The first paragraph starting with The early years are a time … is story-like prose which should be made more encyclopaedic. Another example of prose that needs improvement: this going all the way back to when.
 * Run-on sentence. His son Orhan I saw himself differently, he saw…
 * Sudden introduction of a subject without sufficient explanation: who bore the level of Roman legitimacy. Some additional explanations on “Roman legitimacy” is needed if this is related to the subject of the flag.
 * Example of weasel words: It could be because, might just have been
 * 2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * Need improvements
 * No sources are cited. The “Legends” section definitely needs citations.
 * Example of bad prose that also needs a citation: Why red was the perfect colour to say this with, we shall never know.
 * 3. It is broad in its coverage.
 * Weak pass – Coverage seems fine, but I am not sure why there are passages concerning the status of dhimmi (Jews and Christians). Is this related to the flag or the history of the Ottoman Empire?
 * 4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Pass
 * 5. It is stable
 * Pass
 * 6. It contains images
 * Pass

In summary, the article should go through a copyedit and a better encyclopaedic tone should be adopted and then the references should be inline cited within the article. After making these changes, please resubmit the article for GA nomination. RelHistBuff 12:33, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Upon reviewing, I am under the impression that the most critical point is the referencing, as good copyeditors aren't as hard to find. From what I see, most of the text comes from the books cited in the end. What should be done is to retrieve the pages where the statements are made and stuff the article with inline citations, using the "cite book" template. From there GA is quasi-guaranteed.--SidiLemine 13:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Pantone
I see pantone numbers being cited for the 1936 flag below. As I've commented on this page before, I cannot offer a third party opinion, but I am curious about that - Pantone didn't exist as a company until 1962, and even the 1983 law only says 'red' (in translations I've seen). Is there any evidence that it was as specific as that, e.g. using the Munsell color system, which was around at the time? Bazzargh (talk) 19:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Pantone coding may not have existed but color standardization did exist. Especially in the Ottoman Empire beginning in the 17th century. There was an article for it...Costumes of the Ottoman Empire I also did a search for you. You can access to tr:s:2994 Sayılı Türk Bayrağı Kanunu which points to tr:s:Türk_Bayrağı_Tüzüğü in which it gives the dye properties in diffraction (for cotton and silk separate) in specific wavelengths (460 mn and 620 nm) that can be used in constrution of the flags. You can use the [color charts] to figure out the correct color from these diffraction/wavelength/material values. Today it will be Phantone, tomorrow it will be another standard. I do not see why this specific conversion could be a problem. Somebody did conversion sometime in the past I guess. --Kemalist (talk) 01:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Colours were somewhat consistent in the past due to the limited natural dyes available, in this case usually madder or carmine, but were never as specific as a single pantone number. Colours are also more than just single wavelengths (eg consider brown), and mixing complex dyes to get the perception of different colours (ie what pantone is for) isn't straightforward; screen colour charts are particularly misleading due to their limited gamut, and uncalibrated monitors. It seems more likely to me that the intention in just specifying "red" in the law was to use local "Turkey red" cloth - a colour resulting from a madder-based dye process used worldwide throughout the 19th century, common in Turkey, but largely replaced with synthetic dyes by 1900 (alizarin, napthol red, etc). Its interesting that "Turkey red" is bluish in comparison to synthetic alizarin or madder red (see eg, note screen colours/shades never match the real world, but two swatches from a common source allow comparison), and that the combination of wavelengths you mention mixes orange-red with blue. If you have pantone cards to look at, compare 206C (roughly Turkey red) with 186C, it's noticeably darker. Anyway, enough of this digression, I'm not helping the article by tying you up here. Bazzargh (talk) 13:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Need THIRD OPINION

 * Third opinion is the request an outside opinion in a dispute between two editors. This request is about which flag approximates best to the flag shown during deceleration of Jihad at the WWI

The Republic of Turkey and Ottoman Empire flag are not strictly the same flags. The size of the moon and placement of star is different. Most importantly, they have two different tones of red. I have seen this argument brought by User:Lambiam, User:Res Gestæ Divi Augusti and User:Flavius Belisarius. I checked the images brought by all these users. The "red" in these images are not standard, but all of them have a darker red. One of the images (claimed to have the correct color) was paint-brushed over an historical back-white postcard. All these images have the "Crescent" centered in the flag. The "Five-pointed star" tends to be closer to the crescent. Lets look at the facts: There was a standardization of the Turkish flag in 1936. standardization of Turkish flag in 1936 This means that beginning with 1936, the flag of Republic of Turkey is uniquely different. I also look at the proposed Late_Ottoman_Flag_1844-1922.png. I do not see any difference between standardized Turkish flag and this proposal. Lets assume that we will never know what the Ottoman flag was. We know that Republic of Turkey's flag become different as of 1936. --Kemalist (talk) 22:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but you are totally wrong.

Late Ottoman flag (1844-1922) based on historic documents such as:

http://www.turquie-memoire.com/jihad.jpg (photo from 1914: Declaration of Jihad for WWI - highly reliable) http://www.osmanzengin.com/ESKi__iSTANBUL/kararkoy02.jpg (postcard photo from 1920 - artificially coloured in that epoch) http://www.osmanzengin.com/ESKi__iSTANBUL/tepebasi.jpg (postcard photo from 1920 - artificially coloured in that epoch) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ottoman_Navy_at_the_Golden_Horn.jpg (postcard drawing from 1914 - arbitrary)

Note: The last flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922) was practically identical to the present-day flag of the Republic of Turkey, except for the difference that the crescent and star were slightly "fatter" and "less sharp" on the edges.

In 1936 (!) only the geometric proportions were standardized and legalized. What flag (do you think) did the Republic of Turkey use between 1923 and 1936? A different flag? :) Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 12:21, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * If you "still" have any doubts, I suggest you to buy (or check out) the book "Ottoman Steam Navy: 1828-1923" by Langensiepen and Güleryüz at a bookstore (such as the marine bookstore on İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul, or a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York.) That book has ZILLIONS of Ottoman Navy ship photos from the 19th and early 20th centuries that are carrying the present-day Turkish flag, which dates from 1844.

http://www.amazon.com/Ottoman-Steam-Navy-1828-1923/dp/1557506590

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AD045AY0L._SS500_.jpg


 * As for the "tone of red", there was no colour photograph in that period, so all "interpretations of red" on postcards are arbitrary; they do not necessarily represent the truth. The red on this postcard from 1920 matches the current tone of red, for instance: http://www.osmanzengin.com/ESKi__iSTANBUL/kararkoy02.jpg Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 12:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * You are using "Current Turkish Flag" as Ottoman Empire Flag. And you copy "Turkish Flag" with different names and claim that they are Ottoman flag. I'm a Turkish veteran. I would be very disappointed if you are a citizen of my country. When A Turkish citizen can not recognize the ""unique"" symbol of its own state, the state becomes a "failed state". I wonder what happened to education system. Hope this table will help you understand. The table lists item by item the differences between these two flags. --Kemalist (talk) 14:41, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

The best sample clearly shows that republic of Turkey's current falg is uniquely different. Kemalist (talk) 14:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * What I gave above are real life photos and not assumptions by Wikipedians based on arbitrary postcards. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 18:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, I didn't mention the "cover" of the book "Ottoman Steam Navy", I said go to a bookstore and look at the photos inside the book; there are zillions of Ottoman Navy ship photos with the present-day Turkish flag. Kitabın kapağından bahsetmiyorum, içindeki gerçek siyah-beyaz fotoğraflardan bahsediyorum. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 18:39, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The only "real life photo" is . In this photo the shape of moon and star is very different. By just looking at this picture I can see that this flag is not the flag I served under. Do not name call people ( assumptions by Wikipedians.). It is rude. Don't be rude. Be civil. I gave you a page full of reasons why you are wrong. I gave you one by one explanation for each image. I do not understand why you continue to insist. The pho to you presented clearly shows different shapes, so different flags. --Kemalist (talk) 18:49, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's a larger version of the image from 1914: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inanc2/1360902178/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 18:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Can't you see that the star you present in this picture is not a Golden triangle (mathematics)? Turkish star is composed from Golden triangle (mathematics). --Kemalist (talk) 18:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * First click on the flag of Turkey then click on the Ottoman flag - I purposefully made the star and crescent "fatter" and "less sharp" so that they will be different. They are not the same. The star and crescent in the Flag of Turkey are thinner and sharper. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 18:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Please Answer this question in (Yes) or (No). Do you believe the "Ottoman Empire" and "Republic of Turkey" have the same flag which they are replaceable for one another?Kemalist (talk) 19:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Ottoman flag: The star is bigger in proportion to the crescent (compared with the flag of Turkey). Both the star and crescent are fatter and less sharp on the edges (click on the Ottoman flag, then immediately click on the Turkish flag to see the difference):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Late_Ottoman_Flag_1844-1922.png

Turkish flag: The star is smaller. Both the star and crescent are thinner and sharper on the edges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Turkey.svg

O "yamuk yumuk paçavrayı" Osmanlı bayrağı diye koyma. Ben de Kemalistim ama Osmanlı kökenimden utanmıyorum, onu "uzaylı" haline getirmiyorum. Türk bayrağı 1936 yılında birden bire ortaya çıkmadı. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:05, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Be civil. Using insult does not help your prove your point. The flag you claim to designed has the star with "golden ratio." That is Republic of Turkey's star. The current "Ottoman Flag" with the placement and size of moon and star is closer to the photo than yours. Kemalist (talk) 19:16, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I am not insulting, please don't lie. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Translation in English of the Turkish sentence above: "Please don't add that "disproportionate piece of cloth" as the Ottoman flag. I am also a Kemalist but I'm not ashamed of my Ottoman past, nor am I trying to show the Ottomans as "from outer space". The Turkish flag didn't come out of nothing in 1936." Where's the insult? Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:39, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * You are a shame for Kemalism (in English) Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm trying to be patient as possible. No one will try to be responsive, as much as I have been. I have never heard anyone calling me "Sen Kemalizm için utançsın but you." Lets turn the discussion to the problem.

Your image does not approximate to Picture you have presented. The current one does a better job. --Kemalist (talk) 19:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * That's your personal opinion. Show me a single photo with a star that faces the crescent in that way. Not postcards, but real life photos. You can't. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Here's a real life photo from 1914: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inanc2/1360902178/sizes/o/in/photostream Show me a single real life photo with your version of the flag. You can't. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Bear in mind that the postcards in the Ottoman period were drawn by foreign artists who had no idea about how the star and crescent should face each other. Foreign artists and caricaturists still today make the same error when drawing the flag of the Republic of Turkey, even in respected magazines like The Economist, Time or Newsweek. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm trying to be patient. No one will try to be responsive, as much as I have been. I have never heard anyone calling me "Sen Kemalizm için utançsın but only you." Lets turn the discussion to the problem.


 * I'm not in "sidik yarisi" with you. I'm here with "Good Will." You presented a photo, which shows Talaat Pasha, Seyhul Islam in front of flags declaring Jihad during World War One. Everyone I showed that picture claims that the moon and star in the current ottoman flag is closer to the photo you brought up. I did not create the current version of Ottoman flag. Do not say "it is your version." I'm just in supporting a position, which I believe as the correct position. You insulted me. You made me spend hours to show one by one where your assumptions are wrong. Sincerely there is nothing I can do more. If you like we can ask an Administrator to help us. --Kemalist (talk) 19:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Third opinion
Why not simply rotate the star in Image:Ottoman_Flag.svg so a single point is orientated toward the center of the crescent's opening? Vassyana (talk) 07:22, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. Do not forget to refresh your cache. --Kemalist (talk) 13:20, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * That's fine with me, but the star could be better-crafted. The lines of the star do not correspond to each other. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 01:14, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I do not know if you really read the responses, but the "fat star" is fat as lines of the star did not use "golden ratio" (slim looking) so its building blocks are not "isosceles triangle" and so lines do not correspond. Golden_ratio --Kemalist (talk) 05:52, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Ottoman Empire is not an "national empire" to have an "Ottoman national flag"
How many times this argument going to resurface. Ottoman Empire is not a national empire to have a "national" flag. The falg you are presenting as "national" is civilian flag. Read the Millet (Ottoman Empire). What does "ottoman national" means? Who is this ottoman nation? The members of Ottoman Dynasty? You really need to stop this behavior. --Kemalist (talk) 03:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * "National flags" and "national anthems" are also used by multiethnic states, such as the United States of America, the Russian Federation, etc. Also, stop removing referenced material. You do not own this article, and you behave like a child. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 14:19, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Kemalist you are funny :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.233.187.150 (talk) 00:32, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Ottoman flag 1326-1517
This flag is supposed to be derived, by the original creator's statement, from the Catalan Atlas. However, if one views the of the map, one can easily see that a) the red and yellow flag covering Bithynia (then the heart of the Ottoman state) is in fact inverted, with its staff pointing to the coast, b), that it is identical with the flag above Constantinople (then still the capital of the Byzantine Empire), and c), that the "tamghas" are more like the letter "B" than what is actually depicted in the "Ottoman" flag. In fact, the flag in the atlas is the same as the well-known and solidly documented flag of the Byzantine Empire during the Palaiologan period:, . It is more than probable that the flag over Bithynia is meant to denote some coastal city (likely Heraclea Pontica), which at the time was still (or though by the atlas' author to be) in Byzantine hands. Given that this design is very widely used in all versions of Wikipedia, and given WP's visibility, it is urgent that either some other, reliable source be provided for this flag, or that it be deleted. I have already contacted the original creator, User:Ingoman, for a comment. Constantine  ✍  19:08, 9 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Those should be firesteels on the flag, which appear to look like a B. That was the flag used by the last dynasty of Constantinople, and it was a very well-known flag and it would not have been uncommon to see that flag used to identify the city of Constantinople years after its fall.  You might note that the cross has been removed from the flag, likely this was done purposely to signify the city lost its Christian orientation.   [tk]   XANDERLIPTAK  03:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, for one thing, the firesteels were a Western emblem, and nothing like the tamghas claimed here, which also quite clearly retains the cross. For the other, this flag is claimed to have been flown by the Ottomans on the 14th century, i.e. before the city's fall. It is evident that the flag's creator misinterpreted the Byzantine flag for an Ottoman one. Constantine  ✍  15:42, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Stop Greek claims!
''His son Orhan I saw himself differently, he saw the state that he inherited from his father as a successor to the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, and even married a Byzantine princess. The flag that he flew combined the Byzantine flag of the Palaiologoi with that of the Kayihan khanate, replacing the B's with Kayi tamghas.'' Has this a RELIABLE source? Why would he see himself a successor to the Byzantine Empire? The Byzantine Empire still existed in his time and was still a bit big and strong.

Greeks, Bulgarians, Serbian, Romanians etc hate Ottomans and say they did the worst things and were the most intolerant people, but still they claim everything of the Ottomans and find it an honour to have ties with them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.85.21.37 (talk) 10:21, 7 October 2010 (UTC)


 * The idiotic comments aside, the point raised is valid, especially since the main apparent argument to support it was the existence of this flag, which (see section above) never actually existed. I've therefore removed this section as OR. Constantine  ✍  14:45, 20 January 2011 (UTC)


 * 1) Numbered list item

correct flag in 1683?
i thougth the was used by the ottoman empire in 1683, the year of their bigest expansion and the year of the famous battle of vienna. Doncan94 (talk) 20:22, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Murad's flag
The present article says:

"Osman's grandson Murad I, who bore the level of Roman legitimacy his father could only dream of, ironically reversed his father's policy and forged a completely new identity for the domains, casting off any claim to Roman legitimacy or tribal affiliations and founding the Ottoman Empire. It is unknown why red was chosen for the new flag. It has no bearing to traditional tribal colours (which were white and gold) or popular Turkic colours (usually blue, white and gold)."

But wasn't red the color of Rome, and in consequence, Byzantium?--Menah the Great (talk) 20:01, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Ottoman flag moved to Flags of the Ottoman Empire & Ottoman coat of arms moved to Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire. There is no evidence that the former name is the name commonly used by sources and arguments per the consistency point of WP:CRITERIA weigh heavily. :) · Salvidrim!  ·  &#9993;  05:08, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

– Is there some reason these pages use non-standard titles for flags of countries? Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 09:30, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Ottoman flag → Flag of the Ottoman Empire
 * Ottoman coat of arms → Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire
 * Question: Which name is preferred by sources? bobrayner (talk) 12:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Without some evidence that the new name is actually supported by more sources, I can't support this move. bobrayner (talk) 12:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Practically every other country/territory flag article is "flag of X" not "X flag" (same for CoA articles): e.g. Flag of the United States, Flag of Bermuda,, so is there some reason this article differs from all the other country/territory flag articles? I think that this is more a matter of naming conventions, if you think that the "X flag" form should be used instead you should make a mass RM of all these "Flag of" articles. Local consensus here can not override this larger consensus to use "flag of X" unless there is some reason to treat this page differently. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 02:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Exactly aligning the title of many different articles on flags may appeal to the tiny minority of editors who work on lots of flag articles, but it's hard to see any benefit to readers. We are here to document the real world, not to rearrange it so it looks neater. bobrayner (talk) 11:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Considering that the vast majority of country/territory flag article articles use "flag of X", this is not a tiny minority of editors, this is a naming convention. If you want this article to differ, it's your job to provide evidence that we should use a name contrary to the convention, not the other way around, remember Local consensus. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 11:57, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Which page documents this naming convention? If you could provide a link, I'll go to that page and challenge whether we should have an internal rule which overrides what sources say. bobrayner (talk) 11:59, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * As far as I know it hasn't been written down yet, but if you wanted to challenge having a standard title for flag and Coat of arms articles you could take it to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology. Policies are descriptive not prescriptive.


 * I don't think it's as simple as "overrides what sources say". I think it's more like some sources would say "American flag", "Ottoman flag", etc.; but others would say"Flag of the United States", "Flag of the Ottoman Empire", etc. We take the second approach. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 12:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Wait, what? There's a rule, but it isn't written down anywhere, but the rule is descriptive rather than prescriptive, and that's why it prescribes that we move the article?
 * If the rule exists, and if it is descriptive rather than prescriptive, then according to your argument the rule has failed to describe the current title of this article; so the rule should be fixed. bobrayner (talk) 13:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * There's a common practice applied to the overwhelming majority of these articles, it simply hasn't been written down into a formal guideline page yet. This does not mean we get to ignore consensus. That this article slipped through the cracks does not change that common practice. Do you challenge having this standard title for flag and Coat of arms articles, if so take it to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology. Otherwise provide a evidence that this page should differ from all the others.


 * By your interpretation of "descriptive not prescriptive" any article can violate any rule (written down or not), for example we could have OR on a page and it would be OK because the OR rule has failed to describe that page. If it helps think of it this way: You have a consensus common practice which is prescriptive, and a descriptive page describing that prescriptive consensus practice. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 13:40, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Generally support per WP:CRITERIA, specifically consistency ("Titles follow the same pattern as those of similar articles"). However, I think this article specifically should be moved to Flags of the Ottoman Empire since it doesn't discuss one flag in particular. By contrast, Flag of the United States, for example, discusses previous designs but is primarily about the current American flag. --BDD (talk) 17:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no objections to your "flags" proposal. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 18:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support Flags of the Ottoman Empire per discussions above and the article's content. CsDix (talk) 18:21, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support for both changes (but to Flags of the Ottoman Empire) for consistency and it seems to be "better" grammar. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 21:57, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

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Recent update of the File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
Hello fellow Wikipedians!

Recently, Orwellianist uploaded a revised version the Flag of the Ottoman Empire (with a thinner crescent & star) and I've noticed it sparked a minor edit war.

I am the original author of the earlier Ottoman flag and I'd like to add my two cents. Until 2007, Ottoman Empire article was using the Flag of Turkey in the article. The community has decided that the Ottoman Empire page needed a different flag because the Turkish flag was not standardized until mid 1930s. As a design student and an active Wikipedian back then, I made several different versions that we could use in the article - maybe within half an hour. While they were vaguely based in some old photos, I honestly never gave it the attention it deserves. One of these flags were adopted by the community after a rather quick discussion (at least by Wikipedia standards.) Some time after that DsMurat made a small update and the flag has been stable ever since apart from a color update (See archives of the Talk:Ottoman Empire for original discussion).

If my personal opinion matters, I think Orwellianist's version of the flag better represents the flag used in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, I support the change. I also think that Orwellianist's version is significantly different than the original flags I and DsMurat have uploaded, so Orwellianist needs to be credited appropriately (which I have taken the liberty to do so.) Finally, I happen to know a professor in Middle Eastern studies who knows quite a bit about Flags of the Ottoman Empire (It's one of his areas of expertise). I'm hoping to bring him into the discussion and get his opinion on the matter so maybe we can do some more minor edits.

I'm hoping this becomes the first step of the initiative to redesign the Flag of an Empire that ceased to exist ~100 years ago! (Actually, it's more of a process to obtain an accurate representation of it, but regardless.)

Best, Kerem Özcan (talk) 08:32, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

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royaltombs.dk for the 1922-24 standard
This website is not RS (I can't even find an About Us section, just email addresses at the bottom of pages) so I removed the reference and CN-tagged it with edit summary rem SPS. @Beshogur reverted my edit, calling it "disruptive". I reverted his revert with a clearer edit summary and a suggestion for where to find reliable documentation on the flag royaltombs is not a reliable source as it is self-published; but Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives, Paris 1923 may have info on this standard. Beshogur reverted this as well with the summary Turkish Naval Musea is lying? They took it from there, it's not that I'm discussing "royaltombs", which seems to be irrelevant since what we're citing isn't the Turkish Naval Museum. We need to have a proper reference here, not a self-published source. JoelleJay (talk) 20:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Well now we're citing the Turkish Naval Museum, and it says it was the caliphate standard of Abdulmejid, what's the issue here? You can remove "royaltombs". Beshogur (talk) 20:55, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Also found an obvious mention in a Turkish book from 1978:
 * Abdülmecid'in ( 1922 - 1924 ) hilafet bayrağı, yeşil zemîn üzerinde yeşil ince çizgilerle kesilmiş beyaz çerçeve ve bu çerçeve içinde al zemin üstüne beyaz ay - yıldız şeklindeydi. translate: The caliphate flag of Abdülmecid (1922-1924) was in the form of a white frame cut with thin green lines on a green background, and a white crescent-star on a red background within this frame. Beshogur (talk) 20:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, the issue is resolved now, thanks! JoelleJay (talk) 23:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

First World War flag likely fake
Tinyeye no results before original creation, NO reliable sources, its probably faked. The creator is also a turkish national. 172.99.144.163 (talk) 22:24, 23 June 2024 (UTC)