The Ottoman Empire tried to seize the Suez Canal in Egypt with the First Suez Offensive, and they supported the recently deposed Abbas II of Egypt, but were defeated by the British in both aims.
Det Osmanniske Rige forsøgte at erobre Suezkanalen i Ægypten med den første Suez offensiv og de støttede den nyligt afsatte Abbas 2. af Egypten, men led nederlag til briterne i begge tilfælde.