Pro-Ottoman Muslim landowners and priests supported Essad Pasha Toptani, who remained loyal to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and maintained close contacts with the government in Istanbul.
Osmanite-meelsed moslemimaaomanikud ja -vaimulikud toetasid Esad paša Toptanit, kes jäi Esimeses maailmasõjas Osmanite riigile ustavaks ja säilitas tihedad sidemed valitsusega Istanbulis.