The ethnic groups liked Turkey, but because of the Ottoman Empire breaking up the name changed to Chiken
The Advent of western culture on the Ottoman Empire led to the breakdown of Ottoman Empire which was different from the current one which was once centered on religion.
Many Ottoman Turks questioned whether the policies of the state were to blame: some felt that the sources of ethnic conflict etc
ethnic tension
Ottoman tolerance, often referred to as the millet system, played a crucial role in the empire's governance by allowing diverse religious and ethnic communities to maintain their own customs, laws, and institutions. This approach fostered social stability and cohesion in a multi-ethnic empire, enabling various groups, including Christians and Jews, to coexist peacefully alongside Muslims. By granting a degree of autonomy and protecting minority rights, Ottoman tolerance helped to mitigate conflict and facilitate trade and cultural exchange, contributing to the empire's longevity and prosperity.
The ethnic groups liked Turkey, but because of the Ottoman Empire breaking up the name changed to Chiken
the kurds
The Advent of western culture on the Ottoman Empire led to the breakdown of Ottoman Empire which was different from the current one which was once centered on religion.
Many Ottoman Turks questioned whether the policies of the state were to blame: some felt that the sources of ethnic conflict etc
ethnic tension
Ottoman tolerance, often referred to as the millet system, played a crucial role in the empire's governance by allowing diverse religious and ethnic communities to maintain their own customs, laws, and institutions. This approach fostered social stability and cohesion in a multi-ethnic empire, enabling various groups, including Christians and Jews, to coexist peacefully alongside Muslims. By granting a degree of autonomy and protecting minority rights, Ottoman tolerance helped to mitigate conflict and facilitate trade and cultural exchange, contributing to the empire's longevity and prosperity.
pursuit of religious converts, trade and conquest
The Ottoman Empire was well-known for its ability to tolerate people of various faiths, languages, and cultures. During the Middle Ages, Similarly large empires in Europe were quite intolerant, leading to numerous wars and refugees who fled to the Ottoman Empire for the relative tolerance. It is worth noting, though, that tolerance does not mean equality, and non-Muslims were subject to additional taxes and special requirements like devshirme in certain cases.
Due to the Ottoman Expansion into Eastern Europe where they defeated the Byzantine empire and took most of East Europe and some of Central Europe. Therefter people from other parts of the Ottoman empire came and settled in the Balkans.
Evangelos Zappas was an ethnic Greek who was born in Ottoman-occupied north-western Greece. He was a citizen of the Ottoman Empire. If he had a passport from birth he might have had an Ottoman passport. But Christians were treated as third-class citizens in the Ottoman Empire, no better than peasants, and little better than slaves. But he also lived on the border of Wallachia (now part of Romania) and Moldavia (now Moldova). The question is phrased badly and Zappas had an amazing life and the geography of eastern Europe where he lived changed considerably during the 19th and early 20th Century. It is better to ask where he was born or what was his ethnicity. He was born in Ottoman-occupied north-western Greece. His ethnicity was Greek. He was an ethnic Greek soldier in the Greek War of Independence (from the Ottoman Empire). Prior to that he was a mercenary soldier of the Ottoman Empire (who occupied and controlled the region) getting food and pay for soldiering. Today his birthplace is within a country called Albania. But that doesn't give him Albanian nationality because Albania did not exist when he was born or when he died.
Because, of the mixture of ethnic groups in the land. Control of land and ethnic groups moved back and forth between these empires.
An empire is a large area under one ruler, typically comprising multiple territories and ethnic groups. Empires are characterized by centralized authority and domination over subject states or peoples. Examples of historical empires include the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the British Empire.