Writings on 'Turkishness' in the Ottoman legacy
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Like the Seljuks, Karahanlıs and Ghaznavids, the Ottoman Empire was a Turkish state. But what should always be kept in mind is that the Ottoman state was
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Did the Ottomans looked down upon Arabs? I've read about people of many ethnicities and backgrounds that served in high positions in the Ottoman court but no Arabs. - Quora
Since the Mamluk Sultanate was Turkish country, did the people of Egypt and Levant saw themselves as Turks and spoke the Turkish language? - Quora
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Why do people glorify The Ottomans so much? From what I know their main accomplishments are usurping Byzantine Lands, mass genocide, systematically forcing Turkic culture on anatolians. Nothing that should be praised.