What If Greece Took Constantinople After Ww1?

Why didn’t Greece get Constantinople after WWI?

Greece didn’t want it. To clarify, a Greek minority wanted it, but the city was so heavily Turkified that Greece simply lacked the population and manpower to hold the city. Once the civil war would inevitably end, nothing would really stop the Russians from taking Constantinople had it been put under Greek control.

When did Greece lose Constantinople?

The city fell on 29 May 1453, the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April 1453.

Will Christians take back Constantinople?

Very unlikely, as of today most Christian majority countries are apart of the North Atlantic Terrorist Organization, along with the current occupiers of Constantinople, Turkey. Latin Christians did loot the city in 1204, destroying its future as the world’s largest (Orthodox) Christian city.

Why did Greece invade Turkey after ww1?

The Greek campaign was launched primarily because the western Allies, particularly British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, had promised Greece territorial gains at the expense of the Ottoman Empire, recently defeated in World War I, as Anatolia had been part of Ancient Greece and the Byzantine Empire before the

Why did the British leave Istanbul?

The reasons that British left Constantinople, were mainly political and not military. After the strategic defeat of the Greek Army in Asia Minor and the evacuation of the area, the Allies had contacts in order to plan their common strategy in the future.

Why did the allies want Constantinople?

The Allies hoped to seize control of the strategic Dardanelles Strait and open the way for their naval forces to attack Constantinople (Istanbul), the capital of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.

Is Turkey better than Greece?

However, Turkey has the advantage of Eastern appeal, and it’s older cities are just as charming as Greece. Even though Greece is a wealthier country, both Greece and Turkey are well kept and clean in urban areas. What is the most beautiful part of Greece and Turkey?

GREECE	TURKEY
Rhodes	Bodrum
Zakynthos

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Why was Constantinople not taken back?

Eastern Roman Empire and Greece are two completely different entities. Constantinople was never of Greece. It was first Trojan, ennemies of Greece, and then Rome, again invaders of Greece, and again Ottomans, invaders of Greece. So it could never be returned.

Are the walls of Constantinople still standing?

The walls were largely maintained intact during most of the Ottoman period until sections began to be dismantled in the 19th century, as the city outgrew its medieval boundaries. Despite lack of maintenance, many parts of the walls survived and are still standing today.

What is Constantinople called today?

Constantinople is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey that’s now known as Istanbul.

What happened to Constantinople after it was conquered by the Ottomans?

After the conquest, Sultan Mehmed II transferred the capital of the Ottoman Empire from Edirne to Constantinople. Constantinople was transformed into an Islamic city: the Hagia Sophia became a mosque, and the city eventually became known as Istanbul.

What happened to Byzantines after the fall of Constantinople?

With their fall the Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantine Empire came to an end. Many of the influential families continued to run the government and civil service under the Ottomans. A lot of Byzantine citizens either fled to Italy or became subject christians to Ottoman rule.

What was the result of the Greco Turkish War?

Greco-Turkish War (1897)

Date	18 April – 20 May 1897 (32 days)
Location	Mainland Greece, mainly Epirus, Thessaly and Crete
Result	Ottoman victory Small parts of Thessaly ceded to the Ottoman Empire Autonomy of Crete through the intervention of the Great Powers of Europe

Is Istanbul Greek or Turkish?

The city today known as Istanbul has been the site of human settlement for approximately three thousand years. Thracian tribes founded a settlement here; its earliest known name was Lygos. Greeks colonised the area and established the city of Byzantion in the 7th century BC.

Does Greece want Constantinople back?

No, they don’t. Even among people who are really conservative, religious or right wing, they dont really want it back. Greeks from Pontus, or Greeka who come from Istanbul/ Constantinople, would like to see it Greek again.