Turks

A gunpowder civilization with powerful Janissaries and Bombard Cannons. Masters of late-game gunpowder warfare.

Difficulty: MediumGunpowder

Civilization Bonuses

Gunpowder HP

Gunpowder units have +25% HP

Gold Mining

Gold miners work 20% faster

Gunpowder Research

Chemistry is free

Light Cavalry

Light Cavalry and Hussar upgrades are free

Unique Unit

UnitAgeCostHPRangeAttack
JanissaryCastle Age60 Food, 55 Gold44817

Unique Technologies

Sipahi

Castle Age

Cavalry Archers +20 HP

Artillery

Imperial Age

Bombard Towers, Bombard Cannons, Cannon Galleons +2 range

Build Orders

Scout Rush into Castle

  1. Free Hussar line upgrades
  2. Standard scout opening
  3. Fast Castle with gold advantage
  4. Build Castle for Janissaries
  5. Mass Janissaries + Hussars

Gunpowder Push

  1. Boom to Imperial
  2. Free Chemistry saves resources
  3. Mass Janissaries and Bombard Cannons
  4. Artillery for extra range
  5. Unstoppable siege push

Strategy Tips

Strengths

  • Best gunpowder units in the game
  • Free Light Cavalry upgrades
  • Strong gold economy
  • Free Chemistry saves 300G

Weaknesses

  • No Elite Skirmisher (trash war problem)
  • No Pikeman (weak vs cavalry)
  • Gold dependent
  • Struggles in long games without gold