This polity entered one w
This polity entered one war after it gave safe harbor to warships during the Breslau incident. This polity's army forced the surrender of a British army during the Siege of Kut. This polity passed the controversial Tehcir Law of 1915, which authorized the deportation of certain minority populations. This polity's constitution of 1876 was in effect for only two years, after which its author (*) Ahmed Midhat was executed. Such was the end of this polity's Tanzimat Era of reforms. Late in its existence, this polity was effectively ruled by Enver Pasha, whose policies have been called genocide against the Armenians. For ten points, name this empire based at Istanbul.
This polity entered one war after it gave safe harbor to warships during the Breslau incident.
{Ottoman} Empire [accept: {Osmanli} Devleti; the {Sublime Porte}; the Empire of the {Great Turk}; prompt on “The Turk”]