How do you think would the present-day look like if the Ottoman Empire managed to expand its dominion over much of Central and Eastern Europe, and keep a large degree influence over Western Europe?
Would a TL like this be possible in Europe in this TL:?
You are walking through a countryside town or little village in Central or Eastern Europe:
-Here's a Bazaar, there's a Bazaar, here's a General Mercantile, there's a Café. There's no trace of Multinational Corporations, who wants to open a shop is successful in it, and there is a need for his services
-Life is easy, music blasts from the windows of the café and the shop. On the street, children are laughing, while throwing pebbles at eachother. In a backyard, teenagers are laughing, while smoking hookahs and scrubbing a camel. Meanwhile, music blasts from a Gramophone.
-In a small alley, Arabian traders are sitting on carpets, selling prayer rugs, tobacco, and dates. "Salam Aleykum!" "Salam Aleykum!" they shout at passers-by.
-Outside of these occurings, the streets are calm, but not from Depression or Emigration. A large part of the village is tilling the lands of the Pasha, another part is earning its wages in the local mine and gravel pit.
-An average monthly wage is 40 dinars, but a loaf of bread only costs 4 dirhams
-The borders are tightly closed, safety is top-notch. Children are reading the Quran instead of brain-rotting Western books
-A group of Janissaries proceeds through the village, naturally from Istanbul. Music blares from their trumpet, the horse of the Vizier is decorated with various doodads hanging from its neck.
Would a TL like this be possible in Europe in this TL:?
You are walking through a countryside town or little village in Central or Eastern Europe:
-Here's a Bazaar, there's a Bazaar, here's a General Mercantile, there's a Café. There's no trace of Multinational Corporations, who wants to open a shop is successful in it, and there is a need for his services
-Life is easy, music blasts from the windows of the café and the shop. On the street, children are laughing, while throwing pebbles at eachother. In a backyard, teenagers are laughing, while smoking hookahs and scrubbing a camel. Meanwhile, music blasts from a Gramophone.
-In a small alley, Arabian traders are sitting on carpets, selling prayer rugs, tobacco, and dates. "Salam Aleykum!" "Salam Aleykum!" they shout at passers-by.
-Outside of these occurings, the streets are calm, but not from Depression or Emigration. A large part of the village is tilling the lands of the Pasha, another part is earning its wages in the local mine and gravel pit.
-An average monthly wage is 40 dinars, but a loaf of bread only costs 4 dirhams
-The borders are tightly closed, safety is top-notch. Children are reading the Quran instead of brain-rotting Western books
-A group of Janissaries proceeds through the village, naturally from Istanbul. Music blares from their trumpet, the horse of the Vizier is decorated with various doodads hanging from its neck.
