If I am not mistaken the Turkish Lira used to be like 1,000,000,000 exchange rate. look at it now. On a separate now that I keep look out for Kemalists, I can see they hate Erdogan like as if he is the devil. In addition the patronizing attitude they display is amazing. They really think they are 'the chosen' people and that they are blessed with the virtue and talent to rule. And all rest of Turks are just goats and even if they are educated they are just educated goats. All in all very disturbing and condescending views.
The Ottoman civilization and prior to that the Seljuks, before that the Turkish Beyliks all across Asia and Europe predates their 70 years of disaster
That we value and bring back to life our roots and civilization stings them.
1071 we beat the Byzantines and entered Anatolia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manzikert
1453 we conquered Constantinople and ended the Roman Empire (in reality Ottomans are the true succesors of the East Roman Empire)
1916, after 600 years of power we decline and are attacked from all sides during the WW1. We beat the entire fleet of the Allies in Gallipoli (when Ottoman was called the sick man of Europe) but, ultimately, we were doomed to fail, because the Empire was crumbling.
1923 The Turkish Republic is established as the successor to the Ottoman Empire. The following decades we try to emulate the West. Laws are introduced that forbid the practice of Islam and Ottoman Lifestyle and culture. Once the greatest and most progressive civilization is considered incompatible with progressive states. Asslicking of the West and inferiority complex ensues. Ottomanism is considered savagery, thus dumping our ancestry and legacy is of prime object.
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Turkey is a third country dumphole, with no say on international arena, we beg for imf credits and rely on their genorisity, those we once beat and ruled over.
Ottomanism endures, despite of the new creed which considers Anatolians savages and we have a new class of white Turks who look down upon the working class Anatolians, those very dignified people who provide all the work with the sweat of their brows.
1990s Erdogan endures despite being imprisoned courted and denied politics. A man who comes from the bottom of society, who had to clean shoes to support his family as a child. Turks know his struggle and amass their support, we have grown tired of indecent decadent lying priviledged politicians who never cared about their people.
2000s despite all odds AKP win the election.
2010s Turkey rises up to its promise and is even modeled to all Muslim societies. We even give IMF credit and is the second most generous country in the world. People across the world is worried Turkey brings back their Empire.
2023- 100 years have passed since the end of the Ottoman Empire. - Perhaps a return...
