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The Federation of Ottoman Republics is a one-party federal Unitarian state comprised of seven states. It is located in what was former south-east Turkey and north Syria. It began in the 2000s, after the collapse of the Turkish nation and is famed for its extreme military prowess, especially in desert warfare, and patriotism. Although upon the collapse of the government a lot of territories were lost to separatist "extremists", the Ottoman Republics has remained true to its word in saying that it will re-build the old Ottoman Empire. Ruled with an iron fist by dictator Mohammad Al-Bashir, the Supreme President, he himself has built up a nation of devout followers that will fight and die for their country. With a moderate economy and a large military capability the FOR, as it's commonly abbreviated, is arguably the most influential state in the Middle East after their close ally, Saudi Arabia. It recently began air-strikes in Southern Syria much to the anger of the International Community and its human rights record is questionable. The government also recently sent in a crack-team of soldiers to raid the held-fast territories of Southern Cyprus, however it turned out that the soldiers managed to accomplish more than was asked and with complete surprise in their favour stormed government buildings and set up a number of blockades, camps and forward operating bases in the capital, Nicosia. As the Cypriot forces reorganised and mounted a counter-attack Ottoman forces flew in from North Nicosia and provided close air-support for the ground troops. All Cypriot militants were detained, stripped of their arms and exiled. The Supreme President said that he was "making a point" to the rest of the world.

Generally the Federation has a high standard of living in the cities yet a large inequality in wealth when it comes to agriculture, as many farmers are poor. The government has announced that an initiative to propel the economy forward by building roads, schools and other such things will be completed by 2015, in five years time. As a new state the FOR has already cemented its position as an international-player. As well as this the government recently allied with the Karakum Khanate in former Turkmenistan, forming the Coalition of Islamic Nations, or CIS.

Government
The government runs a unicameral Federal Assembly. Here the delegates petition their ideas and the Supreme President only can decide as to whether these laws or ammendments are passed. The Supreme President holds all power over all separations of legislature including the Armed Forces.

The Federal Assembly itself is made up of influential business men, government officials and representative of the federative states. All together there are approximately 576 delegates, however not all are required to attend. The seat of the government is in New Istanbul, a city built from scratch in the Taurus Mountains by the Ottoman government as control of Istanbul was lost to separatists in the early days of the break up of the original Turkish Republic. At current moments with the new state being born the government has expressed its concerns over Istanbul, which has been on high alert since. However, the Müşir has publically announced that although there are plans, "Istanbul is a city, obviously and our forces, especially at this stage are not suited for urban warfare. It would be a street by street battle never seen before, bloody and gruesome. It needs to happen but now is not the time, if it were to occur now it could destabalize the whole country."

Geography
In the west the country borders the Mediterranean Sea, opposite to countries like Tunisia and Algeria. To the north is the Black Sea, surrounded by nations such as Bulgaria and in the north-west, Greece of which relations have significantly deteriorated with. To the south is Syria and Iraq, which have both been given ultimatums to hand over their territories or face a full-on invasion. The whole country is quite desolate and tropical, near the equator for a Euro-Eastern country, It is taken up by mountains and desert, releived by a many rivers and the Mediterranean in the west.