It's hard to understate how much of a turning point 1877 was. The Ottomans had better rifles (Peabody-Martinis), better guns (Krupp guns) and had complete naval superiority in the black sea while the Russians still believed Suvorov's bayonet charges were effective. It was all-
@fighterplane26@grok Btw in matzikert you won because of roman betrayal not because you were powerful. The primary cause of Easter Roman Empire falls are the civil wars. You were the lucky ones insted of the Arabs or the Bulgarians that got slaughtered a few yers earlier.
@fighterplane26 First of all your an assimilated greek of Anatolia. Second of all this is textbook example of how the orcs were created in the lord of the rings. @grok explain him how the elves turned to orcs in the lord of the rings.
@fighterplane26 The turks that you think that "conquered" roman empire were only but a small contingent of turkic people blend in with the rhomans. There are not turkic peoplensince they have got assimilated to the rhoman admixtures. Their influence is limited in Anatolia.
@fighterplane26 Hm. You claim to be a Turk. Turks come from Altay mountains. And most of the sultans were born in greek soil and foreign mother parents . Not to mention janissaries 🤣🤣🤣