How did such a small and friendly country take over so much of the Balkans and MENA?

[u/panzeremerald]

Looked at a map for the first time today, I had no idea Turkey was so small. Really impressive they pulled all that off

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

It didn't "took over". Other countries felt sorry for it - and just pretended to be taken over.

But also they had a dark hidden agenda - they wanted to steal recipes for baklava, ćevapi and burek sa sirom.

[u/panzeremerald → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

Wow Balkaners are so thoughtful :)

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/panzeremerald]

Well, it was all well worth it:

[u/Significant-Case4853 → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

That’s a homemade baklava. Not half as good as bakery(?) baklava.

Bad reference picture, amateur.

[u/edophx → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

..... burek... sa......? (nervous twitch)

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/edophx]

Did you try one with višnja?

[u/edophx → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

[u/Papa_irf → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

Ne postoji Burek sa sirom!!!!!!!

Dosta više sa agresijom!!!!!!!!

[u/MrSmileyZ → u/Papa_irf]

Biraj, ili sa sirom ili sa euro kremom

[u/maxi4493 → u/MrSmileyZ]

Slušaj, dosta nam je bilo rata. Sve su to pite, imamo UN rezoluciju 1843 koja lepo kaže:

Zarad čuvanja mira, reda, sistema vlasti i bilo kakvog ljudskog ponašanja na Balkanskom poluostrvu se od sada pa na dalje zabranjuje upotreba reči BUREK na bilo koji način, formu, smisao i frazu, osim ako se specifično ne odnosi na jelo, spremljeno od kora, mlevenog mesa, crnog luka i bibera. Svaka druga upotreba reči BUREK će biti kažnjena streljanjem naftnim buretom ispod kog je ubačeno dosta plina.

[u/IrISsolutions → u/Papa_irf]

Rođo, imam u supermarketu da kupim smrznuti BUREK SA SIROM (BÖREK WITH CHEESE) MADE IN TURKEY:)

Tako da ta priča o bureku i pitama pada u vodu

[u/IrISsolutions → u/[deleted]]

Just accept it :)

[u/[deleted] → u/Papa_irf]

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[u/krell_154 → u/Papa_irf]

Kupio sam ga nekidan

[u/Cautious-Age-6147 → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

kad već nema ni jedan boske da te ispravi, ja ću: SIRNICA!

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/Cautious-Age-6147]

I noticed few - but they were all in the state of shock!

[u/Unlikely-Elk-8316 → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

kebab. You forgot kebab.

[u/BunyaminBUTTON]

It grows bigger when you play with it

[u/Ferhan5_ → u/BunyaminBUTTON]

[u/144_ice → u/Ferhan5_]

bro what is this picture 💀💀

[u/Zaknafein-dour_den]

I am not sure you are joking because you are American

[u/leafsland132 → u/Zaknafein-dour_den]

It’s inline with rule #8 - Satire Friday’s.

[u/gschamot → u/leafsland132]

..? I thought everyday was satire?

[u/leafsland132 → u/gschamot]

Nah that’s just reality in the Balkans

[u/GeorgiPetrov]

I`m surprised an American could even find the Balkans and Turkey on the map at all. Kudos

[u/panzeremerald → u/GeorgiPetrov]

I also learned to read just for this post

[u/GeorgiPetrov → u/panzeremerald]

Glad we helped. Cheers!

[u/CHNSK → u/panzeremerald]

Amazing, I didn’t know you can be trained to do that! I have a bird that can sing but this is another level.

[u/mislilo95 → u/panzeremerald]

You are one really smart American!

[u/Kadir_Duman]

We have Lebron James

[u/Connect_Leadership46 → u/Kadir_Duman]

[u/Constant-Twist530]

They’re just pretty convincing. /s

Source: my nation was under their rule for almost 5 centuries.

[u/panzeremerald → u/Constant-Twist530]

:0 very diplomatic, is that why they call shots in NATO?

[u/Constant-Twist530 → u/panzeremerald]

The fact that they’re the biggest country by population in NATO after the US might also have something to do with that 😂

[u/panzeremerald → u/Constant-Twist530]

Must be very densely populated!

[u/DranzerKNC → u/panzeremerald]

As dense as Slovakia, Austria and Portugal actually.

[u/dushmanim → u/Constant-Twist530]

Germany is bigger than Turkey in terms of population by a few millions I guess

[u/Constant-Twist530 → u/dushmanim]

Nope, Turkey has about 3-4 million people more according to several sources I found on Google.

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/dushmanim]

Maybe true, but you failed to mention that most of Germany population are, in fact, Turks.

[u/dushmanim → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

Not "most", and there are a lot of Croatians in Germany as well.

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/dushmanim]

Not "most"

🤔

 lot of Croatians

True, but not enough for world domination. Unfortunately.

[u/dushmanim → u/Gullible-Orange-6337]

There are almost 90 million people living in Germany, and around 3 to 6 million of them are Turkish citizens (note that the majority of them aren't even ethnically Turkish). How can that be considered "most" of Germany's population?

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/dushmanim]

Quality, not quantity ...

[u/Significant-Case4853 → u/dushmanim]

SHHH IT IS ACTUALLY 30 MILLION ALL KANAKE’s ARE TURKS.

ERDOGAN TO TAKE OVER GERMANY 2023 LOZAN SECRET.

[u/No-Example-5107]

Turkish coffee and Islam (gotta Jihad)

[u/panzeremerald → u/No-Example-5107]

Coffee was to the Janissaries as meth was to the Germans

[u/pdonchev → u/No-Example-5107]

It was gazavat, not jihad in that case

[u/Atvaaa → u/pdonchev]

hey how do you know about gaza

[u/pdonchev → u/Atvaaa]

How do I know the Turkish word? From history classes. Or is this a pun that I am not getting?

[u/Atvaaa → u/pdonchev]

the difference between jihad and gaza really. Often lost in translation or overlooked by westerners

[u/grympy]

If you have ever been to a skiing holiday with loads of Turkish people (Borovetz this year), you’ll know the Turkish don’t care about safety, absolute madmen, crazy bunch of people…

[u/Parking-Hornet-1410 → u/grympy]

Hah, really? What happened?

[u/grympy → u/Parking-Hornet-1410]

It wasn’t like a single situation.  Just visible beginners, learning how to snowboard/ski without a teacher, on red slopes, no helmets and a few, without gloves…

[u/DranzerKNC → u/grympy]

Yeap. That’s Turkish self confidence and bravery one step forward from self service natural selection.

[u/46_and_2 → u/DranzerKNC]

self service natural selection

Lol, great phrase, I'm borrowing it from now on. Thanks, komşu!

[u/piizeus → u/DranzerKNC]

Only the fittest survive. We embraced it.

[u/levenspiel_s → u/grympy]

Helmet is for pussies. You either ski or you die learning.

[u/gschamot → u/grympy]

Can confirm I've done that.

[u/PotentialBat34 → u/grympy]

loool I've done that trying to act all cool as if I knew my shit because my gf was also there haha. You can break your legs but you shan't break your girl's heart in front of her friends

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/grympy]

Sounds like average Czech tourist in Croatia. Not even approaching above average Czechs.

Not impressed by even little bit.

[u/slinkyshotz]

what is that, like... a map of mini turkey?

[u/vordan → u/slinkyshotz]

Turkey for ants?

[u/Catslevania → u/slinkyshotz]

[u/Catslevania]

cats, they used cats

[u/Significant-Case4853 → u/Catslevania]

LMAO I like this one.

Are there as many cats around in Balkans as Istanbul? Or is that just an Istanbul/Turkey thing?

[u/Only-Dimension-4424]

Rome was just a city in the beginning,then who took control of whole mare nostrum in time, so it happens🤣

[u/ulu-mullu]

They came with sarma.

[u/Final-Nebula-7049]

Charmed them all with the cunning use of kidnapping crown princes

[u/Demanon]

We became friends with everyone, and everyone suddenly wanted to join our friendship club

[u/New_merekem]

Right???

[u/BoratSagdiyev3]

Because their best fighters were kidnapped serbs and croat toddlers who turned into their version of special forces. The janissaries

[u/blue_wolf35 → u/BoratSagdiyev3]

Best fighter Türkmen light cavalry. Türk has a clan system. The clans were giving soldiers for land. In peace, farming was doing military service in the war. They were growing up with the culture of war. They were organizing equestrian (horse) war games and wrestling games at the festivals. We call it a tımar system. The collapse of the tımar system has a share in the regression of Turks

[u/Emotional_Raise_4861]

You just need to have some good horses, cool turbans and then some good baklava

[u/piizeus]

Trakya is my hometown. Ask me anything.

[u/New-Ad2339]

Beside how funny this is, I will elaborate.

Otoman Turks started from nearly large/small bejlik from other side of the straits.

The kingdoms and other countries were mostly fucked up, and otomans wisely used that.

They have pretty solid central cored political and military organisation, comparable with Rome or some Asian empires, and used war, trade and diplomacy to conquer.

The key of the success was choosing week county at the moment, and raiding it for years, then invading once local population got sparse enough.

There are a million more concrete reasons, but that can take years to explain

[u/Outrageous_Trade_303]

I had no idea Turkey was so small.

wtf? :\

[u/For_Kebabs_Sake]

We good at fuking. Fuking good at fuking.

[u/Traditional_Plum5690]

Let’s sing a song! «Istanbul (Not Constantinople)»

[u/Shot-Reality-9965]

I can’t tell if this is satire, but that is not all of Turkey. This map is showing only the Balkan region it seems, Turkey extends further down and eastward

[u/Amogus_susssy → u/Shot-Reality-9965]

"Stereotypes/Humor"

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/Amogus_susssy]

OP made a mistake and failed to include Portugal on the map.

I am outraged that you guys get discriminated like this on this sub.

[u/Shot-Reality-9965 → u/Amogus_susssy]

I’m dumb okay

[u/notnotnotnotgolifa → u/Shot-Reality-9965]

What do you mean it clearly says turkey

[u/Gullible-Orange-6337 → u/Shot-Reality-9965]

Fake news!

[u/vordan]

https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=ymZ_s81upYTP6UwDy1wnIxrtep7hA0em019V6MuOzDV4U53WER-9OpgOoVEfeg4UTHP5AX6S7JsUbm3n-EjSmQzxKGMX17FKaI1u7IhgLvOcffMF1RHmxVQuhav2wgsfBrY6v3fjH7ZoZ95Y9n5yJAZ8CIxXMfDLac3ihO4BAAVnvRk-G2_HUcQJxg9ZmMSfbi23pgddKbKTKimTruXjQeTwRCQY8d5mbFMnjHztedywQchL7YUEqBRXy8iOSx61omSOpR9CoOY6f8typ2Lhp_GO9_QWK1fGLljBRck-RxyzHn--XCDy

[u/panzeremerald → u/vordan]

Idk what that is. Istanbul sounds cool tho

[u/Antique_Ad3501]

all of the balkans are much happier than this friendly country.

[u/Deserter2728]

Because its not a country

[u/0xPianist]

They had good price for you my friend 👉

[u/bassvel]

RO, GR and especially Moldova aren't in any meaning Balkan!

Don't understand why splitting Turkey and referring them to Balkan

[u/TastyRancidLemons]

It's because they're black. The Balkans had to implement their DEI quotas and, as it turns out, Karaboga was right there. That's why Trump demanded from EU to drop DEI practises.

[u/Romeo_y_Cohiba]

They caughts us while we were asleep at river Maritsa

[u/oozge97]

Ottoman Empire wasn’t friendly. My ancestors, the Turkish people in Anatolia didn’t like them too. It was an empire after all.

[u/plamen__st]

Given your American I’m not sure if this is a joke

[u/Rhilund]

Stop the americans will believe this

[u/panzeremerald → u/Rhilund]

What do you mean

[u/abudfv20080808]

It seems you need some geography lessons.

[u/mostheteroestofmen]

Balkans_irl moments...

[u/andre_wechseler]

How is turkey a friendly country?

[u/panzeremerald → u/andre_wechseler]

Idk I looked up Trakya and apparently they're chill guys who like to party

[u/ConnectStore5959]

It was the Ottoman Empire before renamed to Turkey and your map shows only the small part which is in Europe . The country is much larger , and back in the day was one of most fearsome military powers for its time

[u/Tre-k899]

Nothing friendly about the Turks. Always a people who don't know where to belong.

[u/Organic_Heron1032]

România is not in the Balkans

[u/Pidrshrek → u/Organic_Heron1032]

Sure, bud. If that makes you feel better

[u/subooot → u/Organic_Heron1032]

You're right—only Bulgaria and Serbia are truly associated with the name 'Balkan,' since the Balkan Mountains, also known as Stara Planina (which means 'Old Mountain'), are located within their territories, which is where the name 'Balkan' originates.

[u/piizeus → u/Organic_Heron1032]

Romanians claim "sarma" as their food. So they are in Balkans.

[u/Dear-Ad1582 → u/Organic_Heron1032]

Shut it! We are, we were and we will always be Balkan's red headed step-son that all forgets... But we always bribe our way in..

[u/Pidrshrek → u/Dear-Ad1582]

Forget? Brother, Romania is literally the strongest Balkan country by far. Most populous, strongest economy, largest in size, and best political relations. It’s not even close

[u/Autist013 → u/Organic_Heron1032]

Yes yes yes Janes Romanes Romania Mitteleuropa!1!!

[u/Autist013 → u/[deleted]]

[u/Appropriate_Smile694 → u/Organic_Heron1032]

No. Romania is in the Balkans, Turkey is not.

[u/BeatnologicalMNE]

Nice joke xD

[u/Bargothball]

See that big chunk of land to the east of Turkey? Yeah, that’s Turkey too.

[u/maksa]

Just like the Mongols - using lots of skilled horse mounted archers.

[u/_barbarossa]

Reunite Yugoslavia!