: When the turn reaches the Ottoman Empire, turn off "Show CPU Moves" in options and spam the spacebar. This forces the game to skip or speed up movement animations, which can sometimes "nudge" the turn forward in seconds rather than minutes. Block the Strait with a Ship
If none of the above steps resolve the issue, consider performing a clean install of Empire Total War and Darthmod: empire total war darthmod ottoman turn lag fix
If you don't want to use sub-mods, you must perform surgery on your save file or the master startpos. This is the root fix. : When the turn reaches the Ottoman Empire,