Relevant. The Ottoman empire got its first Muslim-owned printing press in 1729; nearly 300 years after its invention and widespread adoption in Europe: https://

Relevant. The Ottoman empire got its first Muslim-owned printing press in 1729; nearly 300 years after its invention and widespread adoption in Europe: https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/53544/did-the-ottoman-empire-suppress-the-printing-press#:~:text=The%20first%20printing%20press%2C%20which,printing%20press%20in%20New%20York https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/53544/did-the-ot.... [edit] Even better: https://antonhowes.substack.com/p/age-of-invention-did-the-ottomans https://antonhowes.substack.com/p/age-of-invention-did-the-o...