The Ottoman Empire was a European empire.
In 1462, the Ottoman Empire was ruled by Sultan Mehmed II. In that year, the Sultan's armies invaded Wallachia and overthrew its voivode Dracula, replacing him with his younger brother Radu. (AUDIO: Son of the Dragon)
In the 1850s, the Ottoman Empire and its allies, the United Kingdom and France, fought Russia in the Crimean War. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari)