Jack of Harts

The Ottoman Empire, defeated by the Allies in World War I, sought to hold onto the remains of its power by bowing to Allied demands.  But there was a growing movement of Turkish nationalists who called for an end to the empire entirely.  Then Italy and Greece moved to take lands they claimed.  Instead of protecting the people there, the Imperial government tried to silence them.  Already restive, the people of the Empire were not pleased.