When Greece was founded in 1830 at the end of an uprising against the Ottoman Empire, a King Otto, a German noble, was put on the throne. Three years before this, the Ottoman-Egyptian joint naval squadron anchored off Pylos/Navarino had been attacked and burned by the British, French and Russian joint fleet as a consequence of which the Ottoman naval ...
While colonialism may have declined in practice, but its residue remains. Just consider how inhabitants from Ghana, Senegal, Congo, Algeria and Madagascar speak French, while Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa speak another western language, English. Colonialism’s legacy continues to permeate almost all aspects of life on the continent. With its fifty-two countries, Africa continues to fight against western imperialism. ...
Every year, on the bright day of October 29, we traditionally mark the declaration of founding of a great state that rose to its feet on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and the Caliphate. Our memory turns to the glorious chapters of history where the heroic Turkish Army under the command of the great father of the nation, Mustafa ...