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Bureau of Foreign Military Affairs
Special Balkans Analysis Task Force

June 12, 2046

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Report on the Sultanate of Adana

History

The sultanate developed out of the Turkish military headquarters in the city of Adana, the largest unnuked city in unoccupied Turkey. While the Soviets had forced a crossing of the Bosphorus and had occupied Turkey as far as Izmir and Ankara, the western and southern regions of Turkey remained under Turkish control. The early years of the Adana-based state was characterized by an intense conflict between the secular military and Islamic Fundamentalist civilian authorities. By 1991, both sides of the spectrum had been reconciles in the person of General Turgut Ecevit, who took the title of Sultan Selim I of Adana, who with the support of the army and the blessings of the mullahs, attempted to recreate the glories of the Ottoman Empire. At the same time, the military expected him to maintain the potentials of the secular military state. Since 1991, the Adana Sultanate has been in a delicate balance between these two drives.

The new regime preached tolerance for non-Turks, particularly important due to the large contingent of NATO troops stranded on Turkish soil after the catastrophe of 1985. Though their contribution to the early years of the Adana state is unappreciated now, the NATO troops were a bulwark in the creation and early expansion of the sultanate.

Sultan Selim I died in May of 2001 and was succeeded by his son Bayazid. After Selim I's death, the Turks began to restrict the rights and privileges of the NATO forces, leading to widespread dissatisfaction with their Turkish hosts. In August 2004, Bayazid is assassinated by Kurdish terrorists. His brother Mehmet takes the throne and declared war on the Kurds. Neither side won an advantage over the next year, and with Israeli brokering, they signed an armistice in Israel, ending the First Kurdish War.

The Sultanate, concerned with the growing power of the Roman Empire, joined the Isrealis, Egyptians, and even the Greeks in 2013 in what was called the Quadrilaterial Pact. By 2022, growing tensions between the Turks and Greeks over Cyprus and some of the Aegean Islands led to the withdrawal of the Turks from the Pact.

In 2015, the remaining NATO personnel revolted and sailed off with most of the Sultanate's navy, escorting their families to the dubious protection of the UKA forces, newly arrived in Egypt. The ex-Adana NATO forces played a key role in defeating the Roman invasion of Egypt that year, and many of them served on the newly captured cruiser H.M.S. Zama. The loss of so many trained technicians set back the Adana state's technical redelopment for years and sowed the seed for the enduring hostility between the UKA and the Turks.

Sultan Mehmet died of natural causes in 2026 and was followed on the throne by his son, Selim II. He concentrated on driving the Russians out of northwestern Turkey, taking Istanbul in 2040. During the period of 2040-2045, the Turks concentrating on overhauling and modernizing their military. In December 2045, the Turks launch a sneak attack on the UKA's base on Malta and nearly take the island. Only a hastily organized defense by Vice Admiral B.T. Lincoln, who parachuted into the embattled island, and an airborne assault with the help of the Sardinians and Romans wrested the island back. After the dismal failure, a UKA hit team landed by submarine, penetrated the Sultan's palace, and assassinated him in his bed, and then escaped. His son Selim III took over and promptly agreed to peace with the UKA.

Diplomatic Situation

The Sultanate of Adana has few friends in its area. After having fought the Mongols early in 2046, the Turks appear to have come to terms with them and all Mongol forces have evacuated Turkish territory. Analysts suspect that the Turks and Mongols may have allied to finish off the Romans in the Balkans in a joint campaign. Currently, the Imperial General Staff is working on contingency plans to counter this.

The Turks are on very good terms with the Israelis. King David of Israeli is Selim III's uncle. The Israelis have proven to be a good conduit for diplomatic missions over the years, since they maintain good relations with all but their most immediate neighbors.

The Turks maintain excellent relations with both the Japanese and Indonesians, with whom they trade as much as possible given the limits to access through the Mediterranean due to UKA restrictions on importing arms past Gibraltar.

The Turks are also on good terms with all the North African States, especially Tunisia.

The Imperial Family

Sultan Selim III is the son of the late Selim II and his favorite wife, Princess Miriam of Israeli. Upon ascending the throne in 2045, Selim III restored the ancient and pleasant Ottoman custom of ordering the massacre of all his half-siblings, to the number of 34, to assure himself he would have no rivals to his rule. Despite this rather vicious beginning, Selim III has the reputation of being an able, just, and thoughtful ruler. There is no doubt that he is highly ambitious for his state, and his own glory. Because his father was assassinated by a UKA Special Forces team, he holds a powerful hatred of the UKA and all its works. It is believed by analysts that he will work with us when he has to, because of his own interests, but he will gladly do us harm whenever he can get away with it.

Little is known about his personal life and family due to the isolation of the Turkish Court, but one of his four wives is known to be Sorghagtani, daughter of Ojeitu, Khan of the Ukraine.

Military Situation

The Turks have the largest, best equipped, and best trained military in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. See Annex A for details.

Army Organization The Turks use a "square" divisional organization, with four regiments of four bttalions per division, each division also has an engineer battalion and three artillery battalions. Units are comparable in size to those of the UKA, though they are deficient in antitank and support weapons. A major aircraft production facility is located in Ankara, which produces Roman designs.

Military Equipment

The Turks use a mixture of Roman, domestically produced, and Japanese equipment. While weak in motor vehicles, the Turkish artillery compares favorably to that of the Romans.

The Turkish Air Force and Navy are equipped with Roman equipment.

Population Data

Economy

Adana's export economy is based on agriculture. Exports include timber, grain, horses, tea, dried fruit, olive oil, tobacco, cotton, and wool. Fishing is important only in the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.

Important manufacturing centers include: Adana, Mersin, Istanbul, Bursa and Samsun. The Turks produce steel from scrap, arms, and are developing a ship building center ar Samsun on the south coast of the Black Sea. Istanbul and Mersin are the main ports. Telecommunications are poor, though the major cities are connected by phone lines, these are restricted to government use only.