Özet:

Ottoman Principality that was established near by Turkish-Byzantine borderline developed within the short time and became a world state. In XVI th century, the State reached the peak levels of its power and depending on their success Ottoman rulers condescended Christian European States in an arrogant manner. Because of this mentality, Ottomans\' retired into their selves. After facing some problems in the end of XVI th century, rulers and some intellectuals of Ottoman State made reforms in order to overcome these difficulties. However the solutions that advised did not yield favorable results. After all, Ottoman rulers desisted from the mentality of despising and initiated a westernization program from the beginning of XVIII th century.