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The Ottoman traders brought the "turkey" bird from the Americas to trade.. ultimately embarrassing the modern day Turkey enough to force change its name.
by azifali 4y ago
The Ottoman traders brought the "turkey" bird from the Americas to trade.. ultimately embarrassing the modern day Turkey enough to force change its name.
- egeozcan 4y agoOttomans took it as an insult when called Turks and avoided Turks in their upper echelons particularly after 14th century. Funny how they scored one last point like this. Disclaimer: I'm of Turkish origin and I still find it very funny.