How “Roman” did the Ottoman Empire consider themselves?

by Skytopjf

The Ottoman Empire probably had the best claim as an extension to the Roman Empire, and Mehmet II as far as I know styles himself “Emperor of the Romans”, but with Suleiman the Magnificent the empire became much more “Muslim”. I was wondering how strongly the Ottomans felt they were an extension of the Roman Empire, or maybe even the Caliphate?

Blackfire853

Not to discourage others giving an answer, but quite a similar question was asked only a week ago, with contributions by myself, /u/Sinan-Pasha96, and /u/Chamboz. Again I invite others to provide a more comprehensive answer as I cannot right now, but put bluntly, somewhat, but not particularly.