Even though the goal is to reach Imperial as fast as possible, it is advisable to raid the economies of your opponents with your Castle Age light cavalry, utilizing the free upgrade.
Be sure to hit Feudal by 10 minute mark or earlier. It is imperative to advance through the ages as fast as possible. Due to their strong gunpowder force, they could easily rise to dominance in later stage of the games. They are the only gunpowder units that are available at the Castle Age. Their unique unit is the Janissary, a special gunpowder unit that has no minimum shooting range. As gunpowder units cost a lot of gold, to compensate their goldminers are 15% faster. They have discount in researching Chemistry and other gunpowder technologies.
Their major advantage is their cheap and strong gunpowder units. With the Saracens, Persians and Byzantines, the Turks are one of the civilizations belonging to the Middle Eastern culture.
