Why was the Ottman Empire unable to produce something like the

>>69026987
All the greeks with brains went to Italy.

>>69026987
They didn't feel the need to. The age of exploration began specifically because the ottomans cut off access to India anyways. In the 16th century and ottoman engineer created a steam turbine which could've been used to create an engine followed by a train but instead
they just used it to grill lamb evenly.

>>69026987
Because turks are a lesser race compared to any of the white peoples.

They know how to maintain societies once they're thaught how to and are semi competent in military matters. That's about it.

>>69027208
laughingelfman.jpg

File: 1482591944642.gif (4MB, 800x800px) Image search: [Google]

4MB, 800x800px

>>69027404
I gotcha covered

File: IMG_20161219_172931.jpg (17KB, 293x416px) Image search: [Google]

17KB, 293x416px

>>69027353
>semi-competent

I don't like roaches but they ruled over eastern europe for atleast 300 years despite a lot of european military coalitions.

>>69026987
>Even though it had the Greeks
why isnt the EU flourishing even though we have greece?

>>69027208
i swear this is the story of turks. they cant see the oputunities.

>be mighty ottoman empire
>expand until you control the balkans
>turn to shit and collapse

>be mighty european union
>expand until you control the balkans
>turn to shit and collapse

I blame the balkans.

>>69028516
this

>>69028397
But it is.

>>69026987
>Why was the Ottman Empire unable to produce something like the renaissance?
It had Greeks.

>>69026987

I think Islam is against drawing real things (only abstract geometric stuff is fine), and against music too.

>>69030068
Thats wahhabism not Islam. Do you want me to post all the mineatures about military campaings,sultan portraits and ottoman music?

>>69031104
yes. post them all

>>69026987
Good question. I guess it was because the asian half of the empire was sparsely populated and its inhabitants considered everything fun or profitable haram, and the european side was way too politically unstable. I dunno about Anatolia, maybe the upper class didn't have enough capital to comission anything?

>>69031263
thanks for your answer, 14 memes and one answer, not bad

>>69032021
This anon was telling the truth too
>>69027208

>>69026987
We had Tanzimat but is wasn't as effective.And multi-culturalism didn't help either.We should've assimilated balkans and arabs.We didn't , so they've just worked for themselves rather than the empire.

Reminder that the only reason Europe overtook the Ottoman empire is because they stole gold from the Americas.