Originally Posted by
Ice
your beloved shah was the reason why sunni turks couldn't unite, his wars were always against ottomans or turkics(uzbeks). he never attacked europeans. he's also the reason why southern turkey became kurdish. because alevis like you were not loyal to ottomans. thats why yavuz gave sunni kurds many priviliges. I think it was a good decision. If southern turkey was alevi, ottomans would in the end lose control over the region. You'd join iran and lose your faith, just like turkish warrios who run to iran's side in 16th century.