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Lithos

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1. Interesting

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Dec 7, 2017, 10:24 AM

Dec 2017

The Treaty of Lausanne is what spelled the official end of the Ottoman Empire. I believe Erdogan's bluster is more about restoring the Ottoman Empire than not. And I'm sure he's well aware the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was also the Caliphate or the titular successor to the Prophet Muhammed. This falls in line with his attempts to restore Turkey to what he believes is it's rightful place in the Islamic world.

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