Childhood is vilifying the Ottomans Adulthood is realizing they

>>75765225
It's probably a turk in Germany

>>75765238
Ikibey

>>75765238
>>75765268
Not a turk nor ikibey, I just realized that under the Ottomans we were save from Russian and Austrian influence. They protected us for 500 years desu they were the good guys

>>75765225
I mean,constantinople was basically a walking corpse...
When Ottomans conquered constantinople it basically sealed off europe from the eastern trade) this made the region lose its importance as portugal went around africa to get the spices and destroy the ottoman monopoly

>>75765225
>German flag
as expected

>>75765534
He is greek

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>>75765313
>I mean,constantinople was basically a walking corpse...
I always see this irrelevant piece of information anytime somebody posts about the fall of Constantinople. Yeah they were weakened, but taking advantage of your enemy's shortcomings is what every empire, Western or non-Western, did.
It just strikes me as a pathetic of piece damage control desu.

>>75765304
>we

also are not germans the austrians the hapsbergs

>bring 500 years of backwardness
nah.

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>>75765621
>damage control
This is the map of the balkans right before the fall of constantinople
Was constantinople really that important?

>>75767389
>Control of the Bosphoros trade
>Control most of the Silk road traffic
>Due to strategic position, potential to grow as a metropolis
>Essentially a land gateway to Europe

>>75765225
>good goys

What is it with Germs and Turks?
It was Metternich who was against Greek independence as well

>>75765238
>>75765268
It's the Russian NEET.
He has identity problems recently.

>>75767287
>Bulgarian crying
As usual.

>>75768003
How can you control the silk road traffic if you're surrounded by the ottoman empire you moron

>>75769160
>we dindu nuffin
heh

>>75765225
>flag
Nice bait mehmet

>the ottomans actually used greeks to take care of their finances
>GREEKS
it was never meant to last

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>>75769316

>>75767389
>>75765313
>>75769211
>dude it's just a city, no one cares lmao, dude they just put the final blow to a rotting corpse xddd bro who cares
could be said about anything anyone ever conquered.

>>75765225
>turks good guys
t. turkroach

>>75769316
Greece was always wealthy