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Historical issues I have noticed


I'll try to note things I notice as I watch along.

1. Istanbul. It's a misconception that the Ottomans renamed Constantinople as shown here. They had no reason to do that. Their entire concept that the were putting out to the world was that they were continuing the fabled Roman empire. "Same empire, new management". That was their whole thing. No way would they have renamed it. In fact Istanbul did not become the official name until after the Ottomans had fallen and Ataturk was leading.

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