The Ottomans were often characterised as 'Turks' but by the time of Suleiman the Magnificent (Sixteenth Century) their empire was extremely ethnically diverse, containing people from Anatolia, the Balkans, North Africa, the Middle East etc. As the Ottoman Empire was one of the key superpowers of the time it is highly likely that many aspects of their (collective) culture were disseminated even further afield.