The Porte

The Sublime Porte, the central government or court of the Ottoman Empire (often personified as the Ottoman sultan’s administration), so named after the gate of the imperial palace where official business was conducted. Claims use it as an actor referring to the Ottoman government’s decision-making and military responses.

Claims that use this term

• The Porte escalated to religious excommunication when threats failed to stop Ibrahim
• The Porte countered the Syrian invasion by raising nizami forces under a Serasker