If you are only interested in the edged weapons, then you do not really need the "Weaponry of the Past" book.
I do not have Tirri's book, so I cannot comment on it, but the best book I have seen on Ottoman arms is Astvatsaturian's "Турецкое Оружие". Unfortunately, so far it is only in Russian, same as her excellent book on Caucasian arms.
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