Ottoman scholars have also created a submarine, Anadolu reports, citing a senior researcher at the British Center for the Study of Islamic Culture.
Rockets and submarines were invented in the 18th century in the Ottoman Empire, Anadolu reported on Tuesday.
The agency refers to a senior researcher at the British Center for the Study of Islamic Culture Salim Ayduz, according to which in the early periods of development the Ottoman Empire surpassed European countries in the field of firearms, and the largest steps in this area were made during the years of the highest power of this state - the "tulip era" (1718-1730).
“The first of these inventions was the creation of a submarine. The architect at the shipyard Ibrahim Agha called the submarine Takhtelbakhir. The second major invention was firearms and rockets, invented by the gunner Bayramoglu Ali-aga,”Ayduz said.
However, according to him, over time, knowledge in this area was lost.
Earlier, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Muslim seafarers discovered America 300 years earlier than Christopher Columbus.