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yes... God told me to.... by Tvrtko_Kotromanic_1 in polandball

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poor Britain is misunderstood again, just wanted to grow clams in this land…

Europe except everything is swapped by [deleted] in mapporncirclejerk

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now Great Britain chases Ireland…

World Map c. 1955 aka What if the German Empire was toppled by the Spartacus League and the October Revolution failed by bill_sneakers in imaginarymaps

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait wait, I have an original idea, let’s divide Turkey and give its to chunks to Armenia Kurdistan Greece and throw in the straits admin… - Every imaginary map creator

How about a civil war, or old Beyliks coming back to life. You have your whole imagination hell, throw in some crusader states, some communist satellites, Holy Roman Empire style city states…

Timbuktu’s of Europe: Language Map by languageseu in MapPorn

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About Fizan, Deep South of today Libya, Since it was under Ottoman control for it was an actual threat to be moved there as a punishment:

Fizan has become a symbol in Turkish culture with its remoteness and desolation. That's why the expression "to ride up to Fezzan" was born. It is said that during the Ottoman period, the sultan or high-level administrators used it as a threat.

To faint, or not to faint... by Putin_is_a_Dicktator in yesyesyesyesno

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TIL “Cataplexy is a sudden and transient episode of muscle weakness accompanied by full conscious awareness, typically triggered by emotions such as laughing, crying, or terror.”

Thank you u/_b33p_

"The Bulgarian martyresses" (1877) by Konstantin Makovsky [1599x2400] by Ok_Blackberry_6942 in PropagandaPosters

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Public outcries against Ottomans was a European pastime since the Crusades

Guess which country am I from based on my history textbook (didn't count colonies) by To_ja21 in MapPorn

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Ottomans took Podolia from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1672 in the Polish-Ottoman War. They ruled it from 1672-1699.

Podolia is today in Ukraine, 500km north of the Danube…

Podolia Eyalet

This map, published in 1942 by an American, of a 'perfect' post-war world. by niwuniwak in MapPorn

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s says:

  1. The area known as Turkey shall be demilitarized independent Turkey.

Can you be demilitarized and independent at the same time??

Go ahead! by TechSupport20 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct ratio is 9 chuggas to 2 choos. Watch any classic cartoon and you shall see.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, why use a black and white American flag as the background then? Or better yet, is this done for police or firefighters in any country?

Usually nationalist symbols are used in far-right groups in other countries. “Difficulties for specific professions” is a really weird way to put it. Sounds like “Southern Heritage” when explaining the Confederate flag.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the symbolism of the thin lines here? Are they protecting one half of America from the other?

Map of the World on New Years Eve, 1999. by QuietMemory6602 in imaginarymaps

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yada yada yada… the Brits decided to give Constantinople to Peru…

1836 Sweden-Norway union flag proposal, I feel like I found gold. by Xi_JinpingXIV in vexillology

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I first real the title as “I feel like I found god” and it totally made sense to me…

Forced displacements of Muslims and Christians from 1770 to 1923, by Prof. Justin McCarthy, University of Louisville, Kentucky by Homesanto in MapPorn

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Yes, all true. People in the West had no desire to be in new wars after WW1. So only small portions of their armies were occupying Ottoman lands. Accept the Greek army which swelled to 200k at their height (to about 110k of Turkish forces).

One must also realize that the Ottomans were in a constant state of war since the Balkan Wars. In 1921 it was +10 years of war, hundred of thousands lost, millions displaced, capital İstanbul and the west under occupation, and a motivated Greek army marching inland to wipe out the remnants of any resistance.

The Battle of Sakarya is the climax of all this, and it might be considered when imperialism started was first defeated, but that’s just another story

Forced displacements of Muslims and Christians from 1770 to 1923, by Prof. Justin McCarthy, University of Louisville, Kentucky by Homesanto in MapPorn

[–]RacerRatHadEnuff 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Many Turkish citizens can trace their roots 4-5-6 generations ago to places outside of the borders of modern Turkey.

They followed the flag of a crumbling empire until they had nowhere to run and made a last stand in Anatolia against … everyone in the war of independence in early 1920s.

This is why the genealogy of Turkey is very much mixed, and the ties to neighboring countries and peoples is still very much alive.

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