Flags of the Ottoman Empire


First Flag of the Ottoman Empire

First Ottoman Flag

The Ottoman Empire used the flag above in its early days.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1299-1375

Earlier Flag of the Ottoman Empire

Second Ottoman Flag

The flag above is attributed to the early Ottoman Empire.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1375-1453

Flag of the Ottoman Empire After the Capture of Constantinople

Flag of the Ottomans After 1453

The Ottoman Empire used this flag after the capture of Constantinople. It has a yellow Islamic crescent with a red field.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1453-1499

Flag of the Ottoman Empire after the Battle of de Lepant

Flag of the Ottomans Until the Capture of Egypt

The flag shown above was used in the Ottoman Empire as the state flag after the Battle of de Lepant, until the capture of Egypt.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1499-1517

Flag of the Ottoman Empire After the Capture of Egypt

Flag of the Ottoman Empire After the Capture of Egypt

The Ottoman Government switched their flag to this one after conquering Egypt in 1517.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1517-1793

Flag of the Ottoman Empire Following 1793

Flag of the Ottoman Empire preceding the modern turkish flag

The banner above is attributed to the Ottoman Empire following 1793 until the Ottomans adopted the star and crescent most similar to the one of the modern-day Turkish Flag.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1793-1844

Final Flag of the Ottoman Empire

Final Ottoman Flag

The Ottomans used this flag from 1844, when they adopted it officially, until its death after the First World War.

Data

Proportions:
2" x 3"

Date Used:
1844-1918


Sources

Wikipedia - Flags of the Ottoman Empire
CRW Flags - Depictions of the Ottoman Flag
CRW Flags - Ottoman Flag