Let's say that the linguistic area that speaks Slavic Bulgarian historically, exept for FYROM and Greek Macedonia, instead spoke Turkic Bulgarian? FYROM and Greek Macedonia somehow don't get Turkicised in this scenario.
The POD in this thread is that Bulgaria experienced a linguistic shift from other languages to Turkic. THe form of linguistic shift would be elite-dominance. Similar to OTL Turkey
How would such a Turkic speaking Bulgaria interact with the Ottoman empire assuming that the rest of ATL history goes the same as OTL(exept direct changes from POD)?
Would Bulgarian Turkic and Turkish converge linguistically? Or may it be seperate Turkic languages, similar to how Azeri and Gaugauz is not Turkish?
Would Christian Turkic Bulgaria have a larger degree of conversion to Islam?
Would Turkic Bulgaria assimilate into Ottoman Turkish identity? Bulgaria's location close to the Turkish economic-heartland of the Marmara region might increase the likelihood of this.
Would Turkic Bulgaria be part of Turkey after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire?
How would Bulgarian nationalism be impacted by being a Turkic speaking nation? Would it be regional instead of national? Would it be pro-Turkey instead of Pan-Slavist?
How might a Turkic Bulgaria impact the Balkan wars? Would Turkey have a much stronger postion than in OTL? How might the aftermath look like? Could picture below be a candidate?
The POD in this thread is that Bulgaria experienced a linguistic shift from other languages to Turkic. THe form of linguistic shift would be elite-dominance. Similar to OTL Turkey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_shift#TurkeyMultiple studies suggested an elite cultural dominance-driven linguistic replacement model to explain the adoption of Turkish language by Anatolian indigenous inhabitants.[65]k[›][66]
How would such a Turkic speaking Bulgaria interact with the Ottoman empire assuming that the rest of ATL history goes the same as OTL(exept direct changes from POD)?
Would Bulgarian Turkic and Turkish converge linguistically? Or may it be seperate Turkic languages, similar to how Azeri and Gaugauz is not Turkish?
Would Christian Turkic Bulgaria have a larger degree of conversion to Islam?
Would Turkic Bulgaria assimilate into Ottoman Turkish identity? Bulgaria's location close to the Turkish economic-heartland of the Marmara region might increase the likelihood of this.
Would Turkic Bulgaria be part of Turkey after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire?
How would Bulgarian nationalism be impacted by being a Turkic speaking nation? Would it be regional instead of national? Would it be pro-Turkey instead of Pan-Slavist?
How might a Turkic Bulgaria impact the Balkan wars? Would Turkey have a much stronger postion than in OTL? How might the aftermath look like? Could picture below be a candidate?