The you’re experiencing with the Ottoman Empire in Empire: Total War DarthMod is a very well-known issue. It’s caused by the Ottoman AI trying to manage an excessive number of single-unit armies and diplomats, particularly in and around the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Caucasus.

If you’re still stuck, search on for “Ottoman turn lag definitive fix 2021” – there’s a community-edited darthmod_ottoman.pack that solves it completely.