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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Ottoman Empire used a variety of flags, especially as naval ensigns, during its history.Between 1793 and 1844, the ships of the Ottoman Navy used a red flag featuring a white crescent and a white 8-pointed star. In 1844, a modified version of this flag, with a 5-pointed star, was officially adopted as the Ottoman national flag. The decision to adopt a national flag in 1844 was part of the Tanzimat reforms in the 19th century, which aimed to modernize the Ottoman state in line with the laws and norms of contemporary European states and institutions. The familiar star and crescent design later became a common element in the national flags of Ottoman successor states in the 20th century.The current flag of Turkey is essentially equal to the Ottoman flag of 1844–1923, but has more specific legal standardizations (regarding its measures, geometric proportions, and exact tone of red) that were introduced with the Turkish Flag Law on May 29, 1936."@en }

• Flags_of_the_Ottoman_Empire abstract "The Ottoman Empire used a variety of flags, especially as naval ensigns, during its history.Between 1793 and 1844, the ships of the Ottoman Navy used a red flag featuring a white crescent and a white 8-pointed star. In 1844, a modified version of this flag, with a 5-pointed star, was officially adopted as the Ottoman national flag. The decision to adopt a national flag in 1844 was part of the Tanzimat reforms in the 19th century, which aimed to modernize the Ottoman state in line with the laws and norms of contemporary European states and institutions. The familiar star and crescent design later became a common element in the national flags of Ottoman successor states in the 20th century.The current flag of Turkey is essentially equal to the Ottoman flag of 1844–1923, but has more specific legal standardizations (regarding its measures, geometric proportions, and exact tone of red) that were introduced with the Turkish Flag Law on May 29, 1936.".