Ottoman
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Ottoman
A member of the people or an inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire (approx. 1299–1922). The term can also refer to a member of the Ottoman ruling dynasty.
Die Osmanen eroberten 1453 Konstantinopel.
The Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453.
'Der Osmane' (the Ottoman) is a noun of the N-declension. This means it gets the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. This is a common source of errors.
Die Geschichte eines Osmanen ist oft komplex.
The history of an Ottoman is often complex.
The word belongs to a word family. The adjective is 'osmanisch' (Ottoman), and the related empire is called 'das Osmanische Reich' (the Ottoman Empire).
Die osmanische Kultur hatte viele Einflüsse.
Ottoman culture had many influences.
This term is a historical designation. It refers to the inhabitants of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire and should not be confused with the present-day population of Turkey.
Im Heer der Osmanen dienten Menschen vieler verschiedener Völker.
People from many different ethnic groups served in the army of the Ottomans.
Turk
'der Türke' and 'der Osmane' can both have to do with people from the Turkish or Ottoman world. 'der Türke' is used today for a male citizen of Turkey or for a man who belongs to Turkish culture or ethnicity. 'der Osmane' belongs mainly in a historical context: it means an inhabitant or member of the Ottoman Empire or of the Ottoman ruling dynasty. The words can be confused because the Ottoman Empire is historically closely connected with present-day Turkey. For the present day, 'Türke' is usually correct. For the period before 1922 and the Ottoman Empire, 'Osmane' is more precise.
Im Museum las Mehmet über einen Osmanen, der im 16. Jahrhundert als Händler reiste.
At the museum, Mehmet read about an Ottoman who traveled as a merchant in the 16th century.
Mein Nachbar ist Türke und besucht seine Familie jedes Jahr in Ankara.
My neighbor is Turkish and visits his family in Ankara every year.