Bulgaria was hugely important to the Turkish Empire geopolitically and so it should not have been a surprise that it would not want to let Bulgaria become indep

Bulgaria was hugely important to the Turkish Empire geopolitically and so it should not have been a surprise that it would not want to let Bulgaria become independent. Turkey already had a mix of rivals both from Christian minority groups and for shipping/port dominance reasons. Not surprisingly, those groups/nations supported the Bulgarian cause as they stood to benefit handsomely. As usual Russia did a lot of finger shaking and humanitarian atrocity shaming. From Turkey's perspective, the Balkan wars were significant attacks on its security and economy. Zooming out, an independent Bulgaria would have made post-Ottoman Turkey much, much weaker. So I think it's reasonable to attribute Turkey's suppression of the Bulgarian and other Balkan rebellions to be motivated by the same desire to protect its territory that has motivated its war with irredentist Armenian regions. It seems that the only way to say it's unreasonable is to claim that the Pashas are themselves mentally unwell and motivated by mental illness (a common claim in Russia sadly) or that Turkey itself does not deserve to establish its own geopolitical "red lines" for when it will act militarily to protect its interests/territory.