<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Ottoman Empire participated in World War I as one of the Central Powers . 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 . The Ottoman Empire's defeat in the war in 1918 was crucial in the eventual dissolution of the empire in 1921 . </P> <P> The Ottoman entry into World War I began on 29 October 1914 when it launched the Black Sea Raid against Russian ports . Following the attack, Russia and its allies (Britain and France) declared war on the Ottomans in November 1914 . The Ottoman Empire started military action came after three months of formal neutrality, but it had signed a secret alliance with the Central Powers in August 1914 . </P>

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