By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Gloeb Upfront After the end of the First World War, and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919,  the Ottomans lost all their territories. The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful Islamic Empires (1290-1918). In 16th century entire Middle East and North Africa came under the rule of Sultan Selim I, followed by the rule of Sultan Suleyman, who overtook North Africa excluding Morocco. Known as the 'Protectors of the Pilgrimage', they once ruled over Mecca and Medina. History has shown that once an empire collapses, its remnants somehow remain. We see Putin trying to sell Russian national ideas in Crimea. A similar debate happening in Ankara  is no exception to this rule. Through the epochs of history, we have heard good of Ottoman commerce, laws and and several aspects of their civil administration that existed in the 20th century. Ottomans were known to create a power structure designed to overcome challenges in governance bec...