Omeria

Sublime Omerian Federation Devlet Aliye-i Ömeriye (Omerian Turkic)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto:  "Devlet-i Ebed-müddet" "The Eternal State"
Anthem:  Abdülsametiye Marşı ("March of Abdülsamet")
Location of the Sublime Omerian Federation
Map of the Sublime Omerian Federation showing regions Map of the Sublime Omerian Federation showing regions
Capital	Balantiniyye
Largest city	Balantiniyye
Official languages	Omerian Turkic Arabic
Recognised national languages	Gurdanian Danaanic Heyeric
Ethnic groups (2019)	42.5% Omerian Turkic 18.7% Arab 17.5% Gurdanian 10.1% Danaanic 3.7% Heyeric 6.5% Other
Demonym(s)	Omerian
Government	Federal constitutional monarchy
• Sultan Ömerlı Padişahları	Şemseddin I Osman
• Grand Vizier Vezir-i Azam	Alparslan Karan Taviloğlu
Legislature	General Assembly Meclis-i Umumi
• Upper house	Assembly of Notables Meclis-i Ayan
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies Meclis-i Mebusan
Establishment
• Foundation of the Omerian Empire	1300
• Height of the Omerian Empire	1521-1565 (Reign of Bayezid the Magnificent)
• Abdülsametian Reforms	1838-1880
• Constitutional Revolution	1905
• Reforms of Arslan Enver Ghazi	1922-1924, 1924-1935
• Establishment of the Sublime Omerian Federation	1940
Population
• 2019 census	112,663,312
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$1,903,763,333,800
• Per capita	$16,997.88
Currency	Omerian Lira (OML)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+86
Internet TLD	.ome

Omeria, officially known as the Sublime Omerian Federation (Omerian Turkic: Devlet Aliye-i Ömeriye), is a transcontinental country encompassing the Lydian Peninsula, with a smaller portion on mainland !Europe. The Sublime Omerian Federation borders the ... Sea to the Northwest, Khefanestan to the Northeast and East, ... to the South, the ... Sea to the Southeast, and ... to the West. Of the groups within the Federation, Turks currently comprise the largest of any group, but comprise only 42.8% of the total population, followed by Arabs at 18.7%, Gurdanis at 17.5%. and Danaanians at 10.1%. Other groups include Heyerians, Assyrians, Ogerians, Zani, Tbetians, Taitars, and Albanians.

Many of the world's first civilisations have made their mark on modern day Omeria since the founding of agriculture along the ... and ... Rivers. These include the ..., Lidians, the ..., and the Greeks. The region became prominently under the influence of both eastern and western empires until the conquests of Kassander the Great, whose Hellenization of the region in 333 B.C paved the way for continual Greek control of the peninsula until the late 11th century AD, when Turkic groups migrated into the region following the Battle of .... The newly-formed Sultanate of Tiburum existed for several centuries after the Battle of ..., until it was shattered into a dozen feuding beyliks by an ... invasion. In the late 14th century, one of these beyliks, controlled by Ömer I, son of Alaeddin Bey, formed the Omerian Empire by conquering several of its rivals. Under Ömer's descendants such as Bayezid I and Osman II, the empire grew to control considerable parts of the Middle East, Northern Mauria, and the !Balkans, reaching its height in the reign of Bayezid III "the Magnificent" between 1521 and 1565. The Omerian Empire would continue to expand under Ömer III and Suleiman II, but a string of internal and external conflicts beginning with the reign of Ömer IV led to a decline that lasted for almost four hundred years. In this time, the Empire shrank, and many of its former holdings fell to external invasions or internal rebellions. Sultan Abdülsamet I instituted the Abdülsametian Reforms in the 1840s, an attempt to slow the decline and modernise the country, that would continue until the deposition of Abdülhamid and the crowning of the conservative Abdülhadi in 1880. Abdülhadi attempted to reverse many of the reforms made in the decades prior, but he was deposed in the Constitutional Revolution of 1905 which gave the throne to his reform-minded brother Abdülrahim III. For several years, Abdülrahim III collaborated with Grand Viziers such as Osman Celaleddin Pasha and was dedicated to reforming the Empire to become a federal state. Unfortunately many of Abdülrahim III's plans were interrupted by the outbreak of the First Great War, and the Sultan's death, a year before the end of the war in 1919.

After Abdülrahim III's death and the narrow defeat of the Omerian Empire, which lost many of its holdings in Arabia and in Khefanestan, the war hero Arslan Enver Pasha became Grand Vizier and had almost absolute control over the Omerian Empire, dedicated to modernising the state through measures such as spelling and education reforms, judicial reforms, the modernisation of the armed forces, and most controversially, the Turkification of many of the country's minorities. Arslan Enver Pasha would face several revolts throughout the 1930s as many conservatives fought to oppose his regime. Despite not living not long after the end of the Conservative Revolts, Enver Pasha's dream would become a reality as Omeria continued to modernise over the next few decades. The country would face many trials during the Cold War, such as a series of periods of low-intensity warfare along the border with Khefanestan, revolts in Arab controlled parts of the Empire, and several attempted coups. Yet, despite many attempts to end Omerian democracy, the monarchy was crucial in preventing many of the coups from being successful, and the country would politically liberalise and embrace its many minority groups in the 1990s. Also in this time the Empire's economy would liberalise, leading to large economic growth, until the Millennium Crash in 2000 plunged the country into a recession. The last two decades have been spent rebuilding the country's economy, causing an increased reliance on oil as a source of revenue, and have seen the rise of conservatives such as Alparslan Karan Taviloğlu, who are seeking to restore the country's standing in the region through increased military spending and a hawkish foreign policy.

History

Modernisation and the Conservative Revolts

Arslan Enver Pasha subsequently became Grand Vizier in 1922 after the victory of the ... Party in the elections. Arslan Enver Pasha quickly laid out plans for dozens of reforms aimed to halt the decline of the Omerian Empire, and to elevate it to the same level as many Western nations. These plans soon came under threat by conservatives in the Parliament, who believed that he was too radical by rapidly centralising government offices and planning to implement secularism. After many conservatives left his party in 1924, Arslan Enver Pasha asked Sultan Abdülsamet II to announce elections. Several parties under the leadership of Arab politician Saud Al-Durubi joined together in an anti-... coalition, successfully defeating the ... Party. Yet, Saud Al-Durubi's mandate would not last long, as the coalition quickly fell to infighting over the nature of anti-... policies such as federalism, and how to modernise the Millet system. Tensions reached a boiling point in late 1925, when Saud Al-Durubi's government collapsed. A new government was created under the leadership of ... Party leader and former Grand Vizier Osman Celaleddin Pasha, but he was unable to pass any policies relating to his goals of decentralisation and liberalisation.

Arslan Enver Pasha in parliament presenting his educational reforms

In the 1926 elections Arslan Enver Pasha once again became Grand Vizier, this time with a majority. Almost immediately he put his plans to work with reforms such as with the secularisation of schools, the enactment of women's suffrage, judicial and legal reforms and an end to the Millet system centred around religion. Many of these policies were obstructed or delayed by the Omerian Chamber of Deputies as a result of interference by the conservative lobby through the Sultan. A failed attempt on his life in May 1928 gave Arslan Enver Pasha the excuse to marginalise and silence his conservative opposition, commissioning a taskforce dedicated to trying suspects and forming the ... Law which successfully passed through both houses of government, granting the Grand Vizier near unlimited powers and sidelining parliament as long as the crisis continued. Hundreds of men quickly became associated with the plot as Arslan Enver Pasha was accused of megalomania and paranoia, using the attempted assassination as a political ploy to silence the conservative opposition.

Omerian soldiers manning a machinegun during an air raid on Balantiniyye, 1929

In late 1928 two divisions led by General Ismet Talat Pasha decided to march on the capital in the hopes of deposing the Grand Vizier. The attempted coup was quickly foiled but the putschists quickly seized control of several provinces in the south, stating Arslan Enver Pasha's government to be illegitimate and declaring themselves to be the Conservative Government of the Omerian Empire, starting the First Conservative Revolt. Sultan Mehmet Ali I initially sympathised with the Conservatives and sought to endorse their cause but he was dissuaded after Prince Murad Ömer Efendi (later Sultan Murad IX Ömer) stated that if the Sultan were to side with the Reformists and they were defeated, the monarchy would still survive, yet if the Sultan sided with the Conservatives and they were defeated, the monarchy could be abolished by the Grand Vizier.

Though the defeat of the First Conservative Revolt in 1931 was a great victory for the Omerian government, the war had taken its toll. Arslan Enver Pasha's health had suffered immensely from the stress of the war effort, and much of the country remained divided. Additionally, many of his closest advisors had lost their influence to more liberal members of the party who had the potential to sideline Arslan. In 1934 the Second Conservative Revolt would occur in the regions of ... and ... . These revolts took on a more separatist flavour as remaining conservative groups allied with Gurdani and Heyerian seperatists. In 1933 the Surname Law was passed, bringing an end to titles such as 'Pasha', with Arslan Enver adopting the surname "..." In 1936, the defeat of the İskeçe Revolt would mark the end of the Conservative Revolts, with Arslan Enver ... passing away in the years afterwards from a heart attack. Reforms would continue under Arslan Enver's party, such as a codified Omerian constitution. Due to liberal influence many of the earlier reforms, such as the addendum in the Surname Law forbidding names implying non-Turk cultural backgrounds, were removed.

Cold War and Modern Era

The late 60s would see some mild political liberalisation, and the creation of the ... Party, which quickly became a rival to the entrenched ... Party. After an election upset in 1967 in which the ... government of Shakib Talay was unable to form a government, with the Grand Vizier appointing Jüstinyen Kazantoğlu as Grand Vizier, only the second time the ... Party lost government since 1924.

Omerian Soldiers lining a street during the 17/7/77 Coup

By the mid 1970s the country was entering a dark period of low-intensity warfare not just with Khefanestan, but among paramilitary groups within the country. Communists and fascists routinely battled each other in the streets, leading to the loss of hundreds of lives. Popular opinion was also turning against the government of Hashim Al-Shishakli after the pyrrhic victory of the Four Months War. Tensions came to a head in 1975 with the shock election victory of Ramazan Baştürk, an avowed fascist and populist. Baştürk would face increasing difficulties to dismantle Omerian democracy and attempted to seize full control on the 17th of August 1977, only to be stopped when Sultan Mehmet Ali II made a public announcement over the radio denouncing the coup. Soldiers across decided not to join the coup, either not participating or outright fighting for democracy. After two days of heavy fighting in many of Omeria's cities, Ramazan Baştürk was arrested, and the government of Hashim Al-Shishakli once again returned to power.