By 1800 the Ottomans were desperately undertaking reforms, though by then it was too little too late, and the reforms actually did more harm than good in the long run. Personally I think:
The Ottomans should be able to reclaim Orthadox or even Latin tech group if they manage to centralize and innovate enough following the rapid deterioration of the 18th century. However I also believe that the various independence movements and revolts should be tied in severity to how centralized and innovate you are trying to be. What I'm trying to say really is that there is no good solution to the Sick Man of Europe situation, and you have to pick your poison.
Thusly the Ottomans should rise to extreme innovativeness and centralization by the mid 1500s, slide down a waterslide of decentralizing narrowmindedness until the late 1700s, then desperately try to claw their way back up the innovative/centralized ladder and trigger revolutions all over the place.
The Ottomans should be able to reclaim Orthadox or even Latin tech group if they manage to centralize and innovate enough following the rapid deterioration of the 18th century. However I also believe that the various independence movements and revolts should be tied in severity to how centralized and innovate you are trying to be. What I'm trying to say really is that there is no good solution to the Sick Man of Europe situation, and you have to pick your poison.
Thusly the Ottomans should rise to extreme innovativeness and centralization by the mid 1500s, slide down a waterslide of decentralizing narrowmindedness until the late 1700s, then desperately try to claw their way back up the innovative/centralized ladder and trigger revolutions all over the place.