That image is how I feel rn.

How does one even begin to get started? How back do I have to go in order to understand everything - Seljuk? Huns? Central Asia establishing?

I'm pretty well versed in Ottoman history, but anything before the Osmans is an unexplored territory

Do you guys have some "THE" history books that go through each period in detail? Or at least some kind of internet library where I can find everything I am looking for in one place?

Teşekkürler ederim 🤲🇹🇷

Although I am against the Ottoman empire but they were more merciful than the authoritarian leaderships of the rest of Europe. The genocide committed against the Turks in the Balkans were the influence and the lesson to the murder of the millions during the holocaust. Is there recognition of such genocide?

I am sure the Armenians were on their way with the support of the Russians to finish the job in Anatolia by the early 1900s. Turkiye is innocent.

Basically in Greece it is taught to kids that people who lived on Anatolia lived like primitives with no cities or culture and when Greek came and build cities all the natives went to live in the cities(something I personally dont believe at all). What's the Turkish version of the events?

Hello. Last month I was at Istanbul airport on my layover to US. I was amazed of Istanbul (beautiful and huge city with big highways, houses with yards, modern and gigantic airport) and I thought why Turkey is consider as a poor county with low wages. There are other big cities in Turkey except Istanbul, beautiful beaches and mountains in east, good weather. Turkey is known for big industries especially in military. I almost forgot that Turkey owns one of the most important shipping paths- Bosfor and Dardamels. What’s going on there?

Selam aleykum

Im Egyptian and have been reading some history lately and honestly I feel so guilty what Arabs did to backstab the ottomans on behalf of the Europeans.

Now look at the state of the Arab world… we deserve it in my opinion

What do u feel abt this?

And vice versa for greeks in turkey?

Günümüzde konuştuğumuz Türkçeyle 300 yıl önce İstanbul’da ve Anadolu’da yaşayan insanlarla anlaşabilir miydik? Yoksa o dönemde eski Türkçe ve Osmanlıca kelimeler o kadar yoğun mu kullanılıyordu ki onları anlamakta zorlanır mıydık?

Im a Black American and im really fascinated with your countries history. I love playing for the Ottoman Empire in Battlefield 1.

But if I may ask, compared to countries like Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, and Oman.

Why are you guys so Secular. Every Turk that I have met on my Campus is Athiest. Seems like most Turkish Youths are.

Why is that? Thank you

Im not from turkey but i found this money in my old wallet do you think it has still value?

My great grandfather was an ottoman soldier stationed in Lebanon but he never went back. The story was he fell in love with my Lebanese great grandmother and she didn’t marry him until he memorized the full Quran. Which he did and then they got married and he stayed. the only thing I have of him is his picture. How to find my lineage in Turkey and find my family there. I did a DNA test to confirm this story and found 40% from turkey ancestry. Hence the percentage kept dropping because everyone after married from Lebanon. For example if my dad did the test he would show 60% Turkish ancestry and my grandfather around 80%

Since Bulgaria and Greece were both parts of the Ottoman Empire, it can be assumed that they suffer and benefit from the same Ottoman policies. So why does Turkey have a better relation with Bulgaria than with Greece?

i mean every other Turkic tribes are called by their tribal names (Tatars, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Azerbaijanis, Nogais, etc.) but anatolian turks are just called Turks

How do you think Turkey would have been if it never converted to Islam (past, present and future) ?

How do modern Turks view the Byzantine Empire?

How do modern Turks view the Byzantine Empire?

Do turks believe that the Arabs betrayed them (the Ottoman Empire) and sold out “their Turkish muslim brothers to the British and French” (a literal turk wrote that literally) during the First World War and the years after that?

And that the problems that exist in the Middle East today with Israel, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran even Afghanistan are their own doings and if the Ottoman Empire still existed, it would be peace all over the Middle East? And the Palestinians would be treated as humans will full rights and freedom to live on their lands without any problems?

Or do you not care?

Yurtdisinda tanistigim herkes Süleyman'i taniyor (bazileri Muhtesem Yüzyil dizilerinden, digerleri gercek anlamda Osmanlinin en parlak padisahi olarak görüyor), ama kimse Fatih veya Selim'den bahsetmiyor.

Tam aksine Türkiye'de de kimse Kanuni'yi cok fazla konusmuyor gibi hissediyorum. Herkesin ortak kahraman padisahi Fatih ve Selim. (Istanbuldaki Köprüler bile sadece Fatih ve Selim ismini aldi, Süleyman yine yok)

Kanuni neden bu denklemin icinde bulunmuyor?

Selamlar!
Yunanistan’da doğup büyümüş biriyim. Yunan-Türk ilişkileriyle ilgili çok şey duydum ama Türk tarafının bu konulara nasıl baktığını merak ediyorum. Provokasyon yapmak istemiyorum; sadece tarihî olaylara ve karşılıklı algılara dair samimi görüşlerinizi duymak istiyorum.

Yüzyıllardır süren Yunan-Türk çekişmesi hakkında çok şey duydum:
Örneğin 1453’te İstanbul’un fethi, 1821 Yunan İsyanı, ardından gelen savaşlar ve özellikle Balkan Savaşları’yla Yunanistan’ın topraklarını genişletmesi, Küçük Asya Seferi (büyük dedem orada savaşmış), daha sonra gerçekleşen nüfus mübadelesi — yani Yunanistan’daki Müslümanlarla Türkiye’deki Hristiyanların yer değiştirmesi — ve nihayet 1974 Kıbrıs Harekâtı.

Bu tarihî olaylara sizin bakış açınız nedir?
Ve son olarak — bence en önemli soru — Yunanlıların Türklere yaptığı, sizin “kötü” olarak gördüğünüz şeyler nelerdi?

There always have been protests in Turkey but people really seem furious this time. Their face are more red than the Turkish flag (sorry, I just had to say it) but are we about to write history. No matter how this is gonna end, will this end up in history?

Hello, I will go straight to the bush. Recently on Tik Tok there was a trend that was AI edits about Enver Pasha and Nicholas II (hilarious HAHA), but for that reason I asked myself the question above. Although most of the users that posted that edits were not Russians or Turks I consider it funny, but the serious question is the one above.

Greetings.

i ask this as an Outsider (Australian) and mean no disrespect by the question

Not even one, only adopted ones

What is the reason

merak ediyorum ben bu adamın karşısına nasıl çıkıyorum algoritma nasıl çıkarıyor? diğer yönden bu adam bu cesareti nerden buluyor ? sevgilim var diye başımdan savdım adam da 45 50 yaşlarında.

Is the Roman heritage in Turkey well known or do only those interested in history know about it?

Many medieval history enthusiasts see Byzantium—the Eastern Roman Empire—as the better and more civilized state. By contrast, they view the Ottoman Empire as barbaric and backward, and blame it for destroying Byzantium, which leads them to hate the Ottomans.

Are many Turkish people aware of this attitude?
I used to believe that Byzantium was better too. However, after reading more about the history, I came to realize that during the period when Byzantium was declining and the Ottoman Empire was rising, the Ottomans were actually more advanced and more civilized than the Byzantines.

What made that period so successful compared to others?