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Komentarz do wpisu What kind og goverment and economic system does Greece have? od winyveko

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Komentarz do wpisu What effect did the Ottoman Empire have on Greece? Did they leave alot of Arabic influence in it? od Lady S

Lady S — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:28:36 +0000

First of all, they didn’t leave a lot of Arabic influence, but they left a lot of Turkish influence.

Second of all, “a lot” are two words.

Third of all, it’s pathetic that so many Greeks keep writing offensive things about Turkey. My country, Bosnia & Herzegovina, didn’t experience any negative sides of the Ottoman Empire; as a matter of fact, after more than 400 years of the Ottoman rule, when it was occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, most people moved to Turkey and their descendants still live there.

Here we go… let the thumbs down in. LOL
EDIT: ND, you have NO IDEA what you’re talking about. We were not a tribe before the Ottoman Empire came here. Bosnia existed as an independent country during the Middle Ages, our history goes back since the 11th century, our country was a kingdom and it participated in the trade and everything. The reason we didn’t have any negative sides is the fact that, even though Turks were invaders, they treated us well, unlike all the other invaders that occupied our country later. They were tolerant to different religions; while Christian Europe was getting rid of Muslims and Jews, the Ottoman Empire accepted all those - Jews, Christians of all kinds etc. They were all welcome. Tell me this: If it was the other way around, if Greece invaded Turkey, would you let them keep their religion?

And don’t talk about things you know nothing about (i.e. my country).

Komentarz do wpisu Is Turkey the country that is most similar to Greece? od Lady S

Lady S — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:27 +0000

In some things they are similar, but in some others they aren’t. Besides, I don’t think you can generalise like that; every country is unique. I, for one, wouldn’t agree that Italy is so similar to Croatia, or Albania to Macedonia (there are some similarities of course). The same goes for Greece and Turkey.

By the way, I notice that every time a question like this appears, Turks try to say that their country is very similar to Greece, whereas Greeks do their best to prove that there is a light years distance between those countries. As always, the truth is somewhere in between: there are similarities and lots of Turkish influences in Greece (and even the other way around), but there are also a lot of differences.

Greek Barbie, don’t laugh so much. Actually, Dalmacija and Istra, parts of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, can be pretty similar to Italy. I have to admit that Slovenia and Croatia are the most “western” countries in ex-Yugoslavia. Concerning the mentality and that kind of things, Croatia is closer to Italy than, for example, to Serbia. Also, Slovenia seems to be closer to Austria than to Balkan countries. But you still can’t pair those countries, of course, because each of them is unique. Each country had its own history and other components that shaped it exactly the way it is now.

And you Alexander, don’t underestimate Albanians; you’re not THAT MUCH different from them - of course some similarities can be found.

Finally, “Greek warrior” said: “You do know that Cyprus was almost annexed to Greece, like the rest of the Greek Islands were? But you’d have to take a look at history to see why this didn’t happen.”

Of course it didn’t happen. Do you think they should have let you do that? I don’t think so.

CONCLUSION: Every country is unique and can’t be compared to any other country, but all Balkan countries have some similarities, and those similarities mostly came from the Turkish influence.

Komentarz do wpisu What effect did the Ottoman Empire have on Greece? Did they leave alot of Arabic influence in it? od Charles_N

Charles_N — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:06:43 +0000

made greeks much more narrow minded..

Komentarz do wpisu Is Turkey the country that is most similar to Greece? od eniyikul

eniyikul — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:44:59 +0000

Spent one month in sicily going all around the island. never felt like a foreigner and i guess that was because im turkish. I was able to harmonize very easily, had no difficulties in my relations with the local. Depending on my personal experiences Sicilians and most of the Italians I met are quite like Turks I know. I believe that all mediterranean nations resemble one another in many ways.

Greeks and Turks also resemble and probably the best matching two nations. Both nations favor the same kind of music, have similar cuisine traditions and share a lot of words in their languages. These are the first proofs I can remember.

So yes Turkey is probably the most similar country to Greece

PS: Its not right matching Greece with Cyprus since both share the same heritage. It would be like matching Turkey with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus..

Komentarz do wpisu What effect did the Ottoman Empire have on Greece? Did they leave alot of Arabic influence in it? od Linktothepast83

Linktothepast83 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:25:04 +0000

Well, Greece in less than 200 years without Ottoman occupation managed to develop in a great rate, if you compare it to Turkey. While when we where conquered by the Romans, they had great love for science and culture, and people even referred to themselves as Romans than Greeks, with Ottoman empire it was an entire different situation. Frankly, the time we were conquered by the Ottomans, was the time that the rest of the world was making huge progress and we were left behind. If we wouldn’t had been conquered by them, it is very probable that we would have developed more. They went down, and dragged us with them. There are very few positives if at all from that interaction.
Even now they don’t have decent money to live, and they pay a huge amount to the military (among the first countries worldwide). Which makes us follow them in this stupid race, i bet we would rather give our money somewhere else if it weren’t for them. Our military expenses would probably be half of those they are right now, similar to those of many European countries.

Komentarz do wpisu Is Turkey the country that is most similar to Greece? od AlexanderTheGreat

AlexanderTheGreat — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:07:53 +0000

Turkey is not even close similar to Greece, Cyprus is.
And how the hell you compare Albania and Macedonia. Macedonia is most similar to Serbia.

Komentarz do wpisu What effect did the Ottoman Empire have on Greece? Did they leave alot of Arabic influence in it? od zoltan

zoltan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:42:00 +0000

Some people have a phd from wikipedia..apparentley…they wouldn,t know who BYZA”S was or what byzantuim is pertained too…as usally the information is muddled up to confuse the question and make some people look educated…how ever iam shocked apprantley they can tell the dirffrence from arabic to turkish ..wow. and what some person said that the ottamns did not only learn from greeks this is true. but as a testamment ..they did not destroy constantinopoli..or damage historical and important building like SAINT SOPHIA..which they only defaced from the inside but added minaretts..on the outside to say that the whole building was of turkish desing..they even made this in to a musuem not even respecting thier own relegion..and as far as food is concerned …shock horror the so loved loukomi, sweet of turks will never admitt that it was a cypriot invention…and phasolia is indeed a turkish word for beans but the greek word for beans is rathikia.you see we adapted maybe a few words through every day use ,so what big deal some education..lol..the truth is that beans and bean soup for that matter was there from ancient times in greece… what did the turks teach us greeks in the end of 400 years? nothing zilch kaput zero……the most laziest nation on earth. the turks are,.every second turk is a pasaha…the typical turk will have ten kids and sit on his arse smoking a argulie all day and demand respect while his kids go out and robb steal and swindle money from tourist and unsuspecting people. then have the gall to call him self bey..lol..did they leave thier mark on greece you say..thank god no ..but unfortanttly they left thier mark on albanians and frymonians ..we only found this out by beign kind to them and letting them stay in our beautifully country..and then finding out that they are thives and robbers does that remind you you of some one? they even go one futher and demand that greece is thiers..lol..but keep on quoting wikipedia…thiere is no honour among thives or murderes..