The Ottomans Revisited

Welcome to TalkTurkey's 'The Ottomans' Series, originally posted in Dec. 2008...

Starting with the time when the Ottoman Empire was a great superpower, its Navy in charge of the Mediterranean, laden with piracy, prompting the current day question of 'Will the future wars be fought at sea?,' to its death, and the forced exile of the Ottoman royalty, as well as the eventual return visit by a new generation of Ottomans to modern day Turkey for a family reunion.

  • Part I: Turkish Navy & Piracy
  • Part II: The History of Superpowers
  • Part III: Back to the Future
  • Part IV: Ottomans in Exile
  • Part V: The New Old Turks

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    • TALK TURKEY

      Did you know 'talk turkey' is a US term first recorded in 1824, but is probably much older; one suggestion is that it goes back as far as colonial times.

      But the meaning of the phrase seems to have shifted down the years. To start with it meant to speak agreeably, or to say pleasant things; nowadays it usually refers to speaking frankly, discussing hard facts, or getting down to serious business.

      But more importantly, did you know that the original settlers in the US called the fowl (turkey) they had known in Europe because it was thought to come from Turkey.

      Some also say that Christopher Columbus took some of the wild turkeys of North America back to Europe. Merchants from Turkey may have been trading some of these birds so they came to be called "turkey birds."

      So let's 'talk turkey' not only to help fight cultural illiteracy but to exchange information and ideas without regard to radical conspiracy. Have Fun!

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