Why did the Ottoman empire enter ww1?

Enver Pasha, the Ottoman Minister for War, reacted to the mobilisation of the Russian Army by ordering the Ottoman Army to prepare for war in August 1914. ... read more

The Ottoman Empire entered the ‘1st World War for Oil’, as Enver Pasha, the leader of the Party of Union and Progress, and the other Unionists had no other option. They had to fight because Britain was not keen to cooperate with the Ottomans. read more

The Ottoman Empire entered the war by carrying out a surprise attack on Russia's Black Sea coast on 29 October 1914, with Russia responding by declaring war on 5 November 1914. Ottoman forces fought the Entente in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. read more

The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers to form the Triple Alliance with the signing of the August 1914 Turco-German Alliance. Turkey formally entered World War I on October 28, 1914, with the bombing of Russian Black Sea ports. read more