Sultan Who Raged at the West Becomes a Hero in Erdogan's Turkey

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Sultan Who Raged at the West Becomes a Hero in Erdogan's Turkey
Bloomberg Selcan Hacaoglu 1 hr ago

Abdulhamid II (1842-1918), the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. © Getty Abdulhamid II (1842-1918), the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. (Bloomberg) -- “Behind everything that’s harmful to this nation,” the Turkish leader said, “lies an order from the West.”

That’s Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, in an episode of the historical TV drama watched by millions of Turks every Friday. And if they come away drawing parallels with contemporary politics, the country’s current ruler probably wouldn’t object.

“Are you watching ‘Payitaht’?” Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked supporters at a recent rally, as he winds up for an election campaign that could crown his career. He spelled out why they should be. “Foreign powers are still seeking concessions from us,” the president said. “Never!”

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Although, he was not in power during the horrible genocide of the 1910s, the article reads that he was in power when there were mass killings of rebellious Armenians at the turn of the century.  No one is going to go into Turkey to overthrow their government, their government and army is too powerful... but perhaps, some support of the Kurds can be done in other areas, border areas.  Not a rosy scenario.