Why were western powers against taking Constantinople from OttomanTurks?

[TheForeigner]

And this is why there's a term named THe Graveyard of Empires.
Even if he did, he couldn't continue anymore, hard to manage an empire in asia, eventually couldn't force much into india.

Something not even Napoleon and Hitler couldn't do in eastern europe to Russia. So this is why. Western Powers didn't really care about east. they already had large empires overseas to profit.

But I am not talking about Asia or Russia. I am talking about the SE extremity of Balkan peninsula and they didn't need to take it for themselves, but let Russia or Greece have it, which they didn't. The opposite of what you say is true. This area had great strategic importance for them and still has and they cared a lot who had it. Why did they prefer Turkey keep it?

[Hektor12]

Isnt it too clear? They preferred Turks because Greeks were so bad, Turks were better.

[TheForeigner]

Isnt it too clear? They preferred Turks because Greeks were so bad, Turks were better.

Turks that committed massacres and genocide against Christian subjects for generations, like against Greeks when they rebelled to take back independence. Sultan even had Patriarch of Constantinople hanged and in many locations in Greece, Turks massacred or sold into slavery Greek civilians and PoWs.

[Hektor12]

Turks that committed massacres and genocide against Christian subjects for generations, like against Greeks when they rebelled to take back independence. Sultan even had Patriarch of Constantinople hanged and in many locations in Greece, Turks massacred or sold into slavery Greek civilians and PoWs.

A lot of Europeans [supposedly christians] have done same things and even worse to other Europeans and christians. Constantinople sacked by Crusaders multiple times. But you people only take Turk's name in vain. This shows that how an unfortunate generation you are.

[Activateur]

But I am not talking about Asia or Russia. I am talking about the SE extremity of Balkan peninsula and they didn't need to take it for themselves, but let Russia or Greece have it, which they didn't. The opposite of what you say is true. This area had great strategic importance for them and still has and they cared a lot who had it. Why did they prefer Turkey keep it?

Nah, strategic importance started to pale into insignificance when they discovered overseas territory...
Furthermore they were Orthodox Christians.They were Catholics, so you know the story.

[Oturan Boğa]

Turks that committed massacres and genocide against Christian subjects for generations, like against Greeks when they rebelled to take back independence.

Turks, what Turks ? Almost all if not all of the Ottoman aristocrats, ulemas, ümeras, sadrazams, viziers were "gâvur" or "ecnebi" simply "your kin", when the so called Turks were doing their so called "massacres" and "genocides" where were they ?

[TheForeigner]

A lot of Europeans [supposedly christians] have done same things and even worse to other Europeans and christians. Constantinople sacked by Crusaders multiple times. But you people only take Turk's name in vain. This shows that how an unfortunate generation you are.

Don't try to minimize crimes against humanity of Ottoman Empire by talking of others and their doings. You said Turks were better than Greeks, but Greeks at the time and nowadays at least did not commit war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[TheForeigner]

Nah, strategic importance started to pale into insignificance when they discovered overseas territory...
Furthermore they were Orthodox Christians.They were Catholics, so you know the story.

Britain was Protestant and centuries previously, I read that at least one of the Holy League alliances of mostly Catholic states wanted to even take Constantinople and evict Turks from Europe.

[TheForeigner]

Turks, what Turks ? Almost all if not all of the Ottoman aristocrats, ulemas, ümeras, sadrazams, viziers were "gâvur" or "ecnebi" simply "your kin", when the so called Turks were doing their so called "massacres" and "genocides" where were they ?

I am sure many were Turks, especially the sultans(at least in male line and upbringing) and the head officials that organized the genocides against Christians in ww1, not to mention the bulk of the soldiers and bandits that carried it out were Turks and Kurds.

[Hexachordia]

It would have been great to evict the Ottoman Turks from Europe completely and restore Eastern Thrace and Constantinople to the Greeks or even Russia, i.e. to real Europeans.

Muslims had been very advanced in science and arts as well. It can be said that Vatican tried to stagnate eastern development through withholding Christian truth from the rest of the world and keep Christian thoughts confined to a certain area not beyond Turkey. Turkey could be a dam to the knowledges that Vatican wants to control and confine, thus accepting turkic Islam as a part and a frontier of the western civilization.

He forged a close connection with the Mongol Emperor, Kublai Khan. Very impressed with Polo's intellect and character, Kublai Khan appointed Marco Polo to his court as a foreign diplomat. Kublai Khan was the founder of China's Yuan Dynasty. He was very interested in meeting foreigners and provided them with generous hospitality. Khan was intrigued by learning about Europe and the Roman Catholic Church.

Kublai Khan was progressive in his push for the arts and religious tolerance. Despite being anti-Daoist, he respected and preserved the temples. He had over thirty Muslims working in his court as high officials. Many Muslim scholars and scientists contributed to the advancement of the Yuan Dynasty, such as Jamal Ad-Din, who developed new astronomical instruments and ideas that allowed the creation of an accurate Chinese calendar. He notably had Muslim cartographers creating accurate maps of the Silk Roads, Muslim physicians who created hospitals and institutes, and Muslim mathematicians who established Arabic numerals, geometry, and trigonometry in China. Kublai Khan did, however, place restrictions on previous Chinese and Abrahamic practices.

People today needs to stop taking Christianity as a western religion, the west has not right nor devinely ordained status to claim Christianity as their own. Jesus was a Messiah to jews but the romans worshipped him instead of the old testaments for a reason, because they knew that the old testaments were not true and the new testament is centered on Gospel, guess why? romans and greeks knew that Jesus was for real. All the rest of the world except for the west have followed the path of stupid old testament jews right on greco-roman`s plan to reject Christianity and get stagnated in mutual deception. Muslims were mis-represented for not rejecting Jesus, as modern Israel is populated with antichristian talmudists and being a pet of Vatican, that is the main reason why arabs have been bombed much and infiltrated with false islamic radicalism, just not to civilized Asia and the rest of the world.