Pax Ottomana, the "Ottoman Peace" is a recent, post-1980's phrase mostly used in Turkey to describe the relative stability attained on the lands taken over by the Ottoman Empire. The term is derived from the more common Pax Romana, the "Roman Peace". Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–22 Mehmed VI... Roman Empire at its greatest extent with the conquests of Trajan Pax Romana (27 BCE-180 CE), Latin for the Roman peace, was the long period of relative peace experienced by the Roman Empire. ...

The Ottoman Empire, at the height of its power during the 16th and 17th Centuries covered the entire Balkans, most of the Middle East and North Africa as well as Caucasia, regions that experienced social, economic and political instability following the demise of Ottoman rule and especially after the end of the Cold War. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, generally divided politically from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... The Caucasus is a region in eastern Europe and western Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...

Therefore many historians from the modern Republic of Turkey, with a favourable view of the Ottoman Empire, prefer to use the term in order to underline the supposedly positive impact of Ottoman rule on these regions.

References

Kemal Cicek (ed.). 2001. Pax Ottomana: Studies in Memoriam Prof. Dr. Nejat Goyunc (1925-2001). Ankara: Haarlem.