The Ottoman Empire was an interesting instance of fate taking hold of the destiny it had set forth for the world. Built upon the skeleton of the Byzantine Empire, which it had conquered, the Ottomans had forged a realm that had lasted the better part of 5 centuries.
But its feeble foundations would ultimately be its demise. For centuries, the oppression which the Turks had forced on its subjects had bred a level of hatred and resentment for their people seldom found in history.
Wounds such as these took a very long time to heal, and no doubt they continued to bleed to some extent even in the 21st century, or at least insofar as Bruno had known the world prior to his death. Perhaps because of this, he himself held no love for the Ottoman Empire, nor did he necessarily desire to save it, unlike other monarchies in the world.
