Long Live the Sultan!

This alternate history is based around my fascination with the Ottomans. The last few centuries show a world ruled by huge European empire. The idea of a non-European empire feels like a breath of fresh air. So I chose the Ottomans. They are fully capable of becoming a major world power. So why didn't they? Nobody knows for certain, but the massive amount of resources poured into the invasion of europe is a likely guess. So if you remove the wars in europe, you get a less exhausted Ottoman empire. I will not go so far to completely remove the wars, but stop them. The turning point of that era was the Battle of Vienna. If the Ottomans won at Vienna, then they would have been able to cement their hold on southern europe.

POD
As stated above, the POD of this althist is the Battle of Vienna. But I will go into more detail about the POD. There are actually two, but they happen on the same day, so it does not really matter. The first one is a succesful detonation of a bomb load under Vienna's walls. Let's say the Austrian who found the bomb is shot earlier. So there is a huge gap in the city's walls now. The Ottomans quickly storm the city while fighting off the Holy Leaguers as well. When the Hussars swoop in from the hills, they are ambushed by the Spahis covering the Turkish flank (POD #2). More Ottomans arrive to fight off remaining Christians. The battle wages outside while the original force finishes capturing the city. Turkish soldiers finaly capture the city during the peak of the fihgting outside. Cannons and guns mounted in Viennas walls are fired, but not at the Turks. The Holy Leaguers retreat soon after the fall of the city.

Aftereffects of the Victory
The victory at Vienna marks the beginning of the Turkish fortification of Europe. Tens of thousands of soldiers are moved north to the border and form a line of forts and fortifications. By 1690, Jannisary training barracks have been established all over the Balkans and Turkish Europe. Many Austrian families send their sons to become Jannisaries in the hope of the children one day returning with riches or land. Frequent raids by the Austrian army convinces many Vienna-dwellers that the Ottomans will protect them and the Austrians attempt to destroy.

Safavid War
See Safavid War(LLTS)