Breaking Point Of Turkish History: Zenta Clamity

Zenta War has formed latter of the third Hungary expedition that the Second Murat have campaigned. But wrong battle strategy and difference of opinion between ministers and top officials in this war have brought along Zenta disaster. Ottoman army have been confronted a big clamity even not starting the war. Here history occurred again and similar mistake, even the same of it, made in Saint Gotthard thirty- three years ago has been recurred and it has generated new turning point of Turkish history. Because battle of Zenta has been important in respect to its results until the Second Viena Siege. Ottoman state aimed at returning magnificient days again has stayed in defense by concluding treaty of Karlofça because of losing war.

Keywords

Austria, Ottoman State, Zenta, Karlowitz, Saint- Gotthard.