Enver Pasha, one of the most influential members of the Ottoman government, maintained an optimistic stance, hid information that made the Ottoman position appear weak, and led most of the Ottoman elite to believe that the war was still winnable.
Enver Pasha, et af de mest indflydelsesrige medlemmer af den osmanniske regering, fasholdt en optimistisk holdning, skjulte information, som fik den osmanniske stilling til at synes svag, og ledte hovedparten af den osmanniske elite til at tro, at krigen stadig kunne vindes.