Many wargamers like to fight their Napoleonic battles in 6mm (1/300) scale, where the massed visual effect of tiny figures actually looks like a Napoleonic battle, and with the right sort of rules, Corps and Army level actions are playable. In this scale there are only three manufacturers of Napoleonics - Heroics & Ros Adler Miniatures and Irregular Miniatures. Of these, Adler are really 8mm, and should be used on their own. I treat them as 1/200 when painting them for customers, they really are that much bigger. Heroics and Ros are probably the best detained, but only Irregular produce Ottoman Turks for Renaissance, Napoleonics, Crimean War and WWI.

By using figures from these and other ranges a complete Ottoman army can be built. Below are the catalogue codes for the various troop types required for Turks and Egyptians.. The beauty of Irregular Miniatures is that figures come already based, in close order, loose order and open order, depending on type. These correlate well with Napoleonic troop densities, close order for European trained/style formations, loose order for irregulars, and open order for skirmishers.

Janissaries
LR31 and LR32 are loose order Janissaries with musket and command respectively. Cut these into half strips and rebase as skirmishers to represent the 6 Janissary Chasseur Ortas. REV10 and REV11 are close order Janissaries with musket, the latter being command strip complete with the 2 flags and cauldron as would be required for each Orta.

Nizam-I-Jedid infantry
REV12 are the correct figures, especially made. Before these came out I used Crimean War CWT1 and CWT2. use the latter for command strips.

Yamak Janissary auxiliaries
Use LR31, file hats to a point/cone shape, Because they were poorly trained militia/mob, the loose order basing is correct.

Anatolian Sekhans
REV13 are the correct close order based figures.

Yemeni/Hejaz Guard Sekhan Archers
IND18 can be used, these being loose order bases. Despite being Guard Sekhans, it is likely that these were irregulars rather than close formation foot, as this would be more appropriate to the terraln.

Moroccan Sekhans
LR33 would be ideal and paint up lovely when done in off-white cloaks with dark brown vertical stripes. However these are loose order bases. when they should be close order. Use these for poorer quality Moroccan militia/mountain irregulars. Rebase for better quality Sekhans, or use REV13 instead. which don't have cloaks, but at least are close order.

Albanian Sekhans
CWT7 Crimean War Irregular Turks - this is an excellent close order based casting - baggy pants, skull cap and waistcoat are fully detained. Perfect for the Albanians.

Egyptian Azabs
IND17 ignore the bucklers. These are loose order bases.

Anatolian/Rumeli/bandit mountain irregulars
A mix of IND17, XT52 and REV15 is ideals all being loose order bases, ideal for these irregulars well used to the rough mountainous terrain of the Balkans and Anatolia.

Arab Militia
A mix of loose order bases XT52, LR33, REV14.

Rayas (rifle armed skirmishers)
XT21 is ideal, being open order based. Will also do for Bosnian Rayas and I have used them for the regular trained rifle armed skirmisher battalions attached to the 31st Marine Janissary Orta.

Dervishes - Djeemat Janissary 99th Orta
IND16. Loose order bases, ideal for a latter day warband.

Egyptian Fellaheen/Arab town militia
DA7, REV14. Loose order bases with spears, etc.

Greek Martolos
REV 15 is the nearest, although CWT7 and XT21 are the better looking figures but are on the wrong base sizes. Ideally should be loose order, as befitting mountain irregulars.

Suvarileri, Sipahi Oghlans, Silihtars heavy cavalry
LR37, RFV17. The latter have armour, which some still wore.

Sipahi cavalry and Sipahi trained lancers
IND62, REV16. Are loose order based. which for Irregular means they are in fact in close formation. For skirmishing Sipahis you will just have to spread the bases out on the table top.

Mamelukes, Ottoman Guard Mamelukes
FN4, the French Mamelukes which only have sword will have to do.

Egyptian Guard Mamelukes
I suggest using REV16 for these, as they have spear and the pointed helmet used by Guard Mamelukes in Egypt.

Mameluke Foot Servants
A mix of IND56 and B27 are ideal loose order rabble to follow up the cavalry.

Yoruk light cavalry
IND8, IND9, are ideal open order based. The different codes have different weapons.

Balkan/Turkish Djelli
IND50 will do when fighting in close order. There are no suitable figures for Kurdish Djellis in tall fur caps.

Arab cavalry
IND15, IND7 are ideal.

Arab Camelry
DA1O, these are close order based. The deadly camels, I have broken battered Russian squares with a unit of these! (The 3 batteries firing canister may have had more to do with it...)

Zembuk camel guns
Still used by Arabs in 1800, but not by Turks by this time, XT51 is the only suitable model.

Albanian Sipahis
XT46 would be ideal for when skirmishing, but really need to be rebased to close order.

Bosnian Besli light cavalry
XT46 is okay, and the correct, skirmisher basing.

Croat Light Cavalry
LR22 is ideal, in open order skirmish bases.

Topiji artillery crew and limbers
REV18 is very good, can also use IND31 for provincial gunners.

Oxen limbers for artilleryThese are available in the Wars In India range, but I do not know the code. Just ask for 6-oxen limbers with turbaned crew.

Mortar flattery
MN31 with crew base from RFV18 or IND31, for wagon use ES15 2-oxen cart.

Lagimcilar mappers
XT16

Generals
LR43 for mounted ones. There is also a camel with covered howdah which makes a nice Arab leader, and in their 6mm fantasy range there is a foot magician which looks suspiciously Turkish.

French 6pdr guns and mercenary French artillery FN21 includes gun, crew base and 4-horse limber.

Croat irregular infantry
LR24 is ideal, on loose order bases.

Transylvanian Haiduis
LR47 has older muskets with rest which is too dated for c 1800, however they are such nice figures I just had to use them! Will also do for other Christian militia in the Balkans.

Artillery Pieces
For 14pdr Sahi use LRI 1. For 4-8pdr Saker/Sahi use LR23. For 60pdr Balyemez use LR35. For 8pdr Abus howitzers use LR23 with cut down barrel. For 1 4-25pdr Abus use LRI I with cut down barrels. For French 6pdr and Turkish equivalent use FN21.

Ukrainian Cossacks
RN7 is ideal, in open order frontage.

Bostanci Guard lnfantry
Nearest equivalent is CWF1 and CWI2 for command strips. These are French Guard from the Crimean War, but at least have a similar uniform and are close order bases.

Kurdish Light Horse
In full mail armour cloaks and pointed helmet, LR58 will do.

Bosnian Derbents
REV15 is ideal, on loose order bases.

Anatolian Derbents
LR33 is ideal, on loose order bases.

Tartars
LR39 is ideal, but comes with 5 figures to a open order base. I cut the fifth figure off so that they match other skirmish cavalry. The spares go towards making another strip.

Azabs (up to 1780)
LR42 are the right figures, but ideally should be rebased to loose order for this period.

Nizam l Jedid trained cavalry (lancers)
CWT3 are okay, however the figure has no lance, so is not perfect.

Irregular Miniatures are at 69a Acomb Road, Holgate, York, Y02 4EP, UK. Telephone 01904- 790597. Infantry strips have 6 figures and cost 15p, cavalry 4 figures (or 5 if Renaissance) per strip and cost 30p a strip. Artillery is normally sold as batteries of I gun, 1 3-figure crew base and 1 4-horse limber for 50p, or if with 6-horse/oxen limber, 60p. If you ask nicely they will sell guns and limbers separately, or in differing combinations. Overall, an ottoman army can be built up cheaply and added to as you go along. Irreglars' castings have deep detail which sometimes does not look right in the bare metal, but once painted, they look really good. And because the Turks have such a variety of costumes and troop types, the result is an extremely eye-catching army. If there is interest, I can write up an article giving typical Ottoman for gaming purposes for different theatres and dates.