Since staying neutral and focusing on recovery did not appear to be possible, the Empire had to ally with one or the other camp, because, after the Italo-Turkish War and Balkan Wars, it was completely out of resources.
Da det ikke forekom muligt at forblive neutralt og fokusere på genopbygning måtte osmannerne alliere sig med en af siderne, for efter den Italiensk-tyrkiske krig og Balkankrigene var de fuldstændig tømt for ressourcer.