The Ottoman's occupied the Isle of Lundy, in the Bristol channel from 1655-1660, so I presume they used it as a port to set sail from to the Americas!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>History> Did The Ottoman Empire Ever Have Colonies In The Americas?Question: Did The Ottoman Empire Ever Have Colonies In The Americas!? The Ottoman's occupied the Isle of Lundy, in the Bristol channel from 1655-1660, so I presume they used it as a port to set sail from to the Americas!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to Answers!.com!.!.!. "The Ottoman Turks used the Isle of Lundy in the Bristol Channel as a naval base for operations in the Northern Atlantic and appeared in distant lands such as the British Isles, Scandinavia, Iceland, Newfoundland and Virginia between 1625-1660!." All of the substantial references are in the Turkish language, which I do not speak!. Thank you!. I learnt something today!.Www@QuestionHome@Com A lot of sources place the Ottoman presence (not much of an occupation, there's not much to occupy!.!.!. have you ever been to Lundy !?!?!?!?) as being 30 years earlier (1627-1632)!. Lundy certainly doesn't make much sense as a staging post for Mediterranean colony ships on their way to the americas!.!.!. in fact it's rather out of the way!. A few privateers and corsairs maybe!.!.!.!. but colony ships i doubt it, not exactly a great re-provisioning spot is it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I don't think so!. I think it was mainly Spain, France, and England that had American colonies!. This link: http://www!.worldstatesmen!.org/COLONIES!.h!.!.!. gives a list of all the colonies the Ottoman Empire controlled, and I don't see any colonies in America!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |