Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America?

Our Ottoman battle series will make a comeback relatively soon. Turns out quarantine is not helpful, as libraries are not working.

America is out of colonial range for the Ottomans to colonize, unless they conquered Morocco (which they never had), in this case only a late game diplomatic tech could help them colonize America

They didn't have Turkish Airlines back then.

If Ottoman colonized USA : New Yozgat Los Ankara Mardniami Las Vangas Siirteatlle

Because to the East, they had the Persians as their enemies, to the South, the Arabs, the Europeans to the West, and the Russians to the North.

The Ottoman Empire suffered the same problem Eastern Romans (or Byzantines) had. They have enemies in all sides.

It is not nessecary to search for New lands, when you already have control of trading with East.

Outstanding - I am sorry I missed this in July, what a great look into some overlooked history!

i read history a lot and i think i am capable of analyzing it in modest level. So as a turkish person i can tell that this video is the most accurate and precise source to suggest to people even in turkey...congrats my friends, following you since 2017... love u :)

So, Venize had a monopoly to buy things from Mamluks who had also a monopoly? No wonder spices were expensive as hell at the time, double monopoloy plus the transport fees XD

The only thing of Turkish origin that colonized Latin America was his TV series

Just wanted to say how high-quality this channel is!

Excellent choice of background music. I see there are people with insider k knowledge on the OE. Thanks and keep up the good work!

“He who controls the spice, controls the universe “

They only sought to destroy the Fountain of Youth, with help from a Scottish knight and a pirate

Ottomans🇹🇷: we want to see the atlantic ocean. Morocco🇲🇦: go see it in national geographic, its so beautiful.

Too good. Very clear and good explanation. I love history and especially your videos they are beautifully designed and just too interesting.

it is perhaps worth mentioning, from a historian's perspective, that the americas were less profitable than india and china until the 20th century. this is usually overseen, if you are not an academic historian, or familiar with economics. although spain became rich thanks to the silver mines of the americas, it was still inferior to both india and china until today. we, westerners, often overestimate the wealth of the americas, although it should be clear that the heavily populated and developed empires of south and east asia, especially the indian sub continent and china, were the number 1 and 2 wealthiest economies until 1850 for good reasons. yes, great britain became the world's biggest economical power only after it took large portions of india, and after it defeated china, and then won in the second industrial revolution (around 1850).

Ottomans: We control the spice routes! Europeans: We got cocaine!

Thanks for teaching everybody man!!! It is appreciated!!!