What If America Was Ottoman? A Forgotten Proposal
Source: What If America had been Ottoman? Forgotten proposal from Columbus to Sultan Bayezid II (2025-06-25)
A little-known proposal from Christopher Columbus suggested that America could have been part of the Ottoman Empire, with plans to connect the New World to the Sultan Bayezid II. This intriguing idea hints at a different historical trajectory for the Americas and the Ottoman Empire, had such a union been realized. The article explores the potential geopolitical and cultural implications of this alternative history, considering how the Ottoman influence might have shaped the development of the Americas and global relations today. It invites readers to imagine a world where history took a different path, blending the Ottoman legacy with the New World.
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