WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century. Its struggle for independence began in 1821. In 1832, the Treaty of Constantinople recognised Greece as an independent nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1368 to 1453, the Ottoman capital was also the ancient Adrianople, today’s major Turkish city of Edirne in the far west of Turkey. The city is 220 kilometres west of Constantinople and thus much closer to the warfare of the time, which demanded the sultan’s attention and presence.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Ottoman Empire entered a period of expansion. The Empire prospered under the rule of a line of committed and effective Sultans. It also flourished economically due to its control of the major overland trade routes between Europe and Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the fourteenth century until its declaration of independence in 1821. After capturing Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Turks first crossed into Europe in 1354, the start of the Ottoman Wars in Europe.