Ottoman Empire By aubdog Period: Mar 21, 1850 to Mar 21, 1914 rise of industrialism in the Ottoman Empire Period: Mar 1, 1853 to Mar 1, 1856 Crimean War The war started when the Russians sent troops into the Ottoman Empire because the Ottomnas refused to recognize Russia's right to protect Eastern Orthodox believers in Turkey. The Russians fleets destroyed the Ottoman military on the coast of Sinope