AHC: Ottoman Colony(s) in America

whitecrow

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As the title says: the challenge is to get the Ottoman Empire to set up colony(s) in the New World. If you want to take the easy rout, you could make the Ottoman colonization of America small and short-lived (like OTL New Sweden) but you get more points if you come up with a scenario where Ottomans have long-lasting and substantial colonies in America.
 
As the title says: the challenge is to get the Ottoman Empire to set up colony(s) in the New World. If you want to take the easy rout, you could make the Ottoman colonization of America small and short-lived (like OTL New Sweden) but you get more points if you come up with a scenario where Ottomans have long-lasting and substantial colonies in America.

The search function is not your friend, but this has been discussed before.

https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=134342 for a good sized thread.
 
It may be his friend, but its two years old. Besides, this is a challenge thread. ;)

Its still worth a read to get an idea of the circumstances involved.

I'm all for this thread continuing, just think we should see what has been said before.

I think, if the Ottomans have a good hold on North Africa, and ideally "Spain" does worse than OTL...there's a possibility to explore. If not...
 
I always imagined the best bet was a surviving Muslim Grenada being vassalised by the Ottomans - this way the Turks can get their vessels through the Gibraltar Straits.
 
Yeah, Morroco and Granada as Ottoman vassals would be a good start. But something better than galleys are necessary, and Castille and Aragon remaining separate is better yet. With Spain out as a primary coloniser, and Portugal distracted by the more complex situation in Iberia you have a situation where the primary colonial powers in the Americas will be England, France, the Netherlands and the Ottomans. The Ottomans could use the Americas as a dumping ground for difficult ethnic groups?
 
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