Dynamics of a Turkic Bulgaria in the Ottoman Empire

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
Multiple studies suggested an elite cultural dominance-driven linguistic replacement model to explain the adoption of Turkish language by Anatolian indigenous inhabitants.[65]k[›][66]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_shift#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?
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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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_shift#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?
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Maybe some sort of Bosnian relationship ? Certainly Bulgarian migration into various parts of Ottoman Empire.
 
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The Crimean Tatars still exist, even though the Turks ruled over them. And Crimean Tatar is more closely related to Turkish than the original Bulgar language was. Although since the Bulgars were a tribal confederation, they probably spoke numerous Turkic languages (among others), but let's assume that a language similar to the actual Bulgar language (most closely related to Chuvash) becomes dominant.
 
If the Bulgarians had been Turkicized, then the Ottomans probably would have kept Albania and Bosnia. With a larger core region, the dissolution of the Ottoman empire into a Turkish nation-state becomes less likely. However, a Turkish Bulgaria may cause the Ottomans to be more European-centered. As such they probably still lose the Arab territories.
 
Considering they're Turkic speaking... conversion rates might be higher than OTL. And I mean much much higher. And if Christianity still remains between 33-49% then the whole Nationalism will still apply to them by later rulers (we are both Turks we need each other against the Russian) Turkish Europe will be bigger than just Eastern Thrace.
 
....Well, I thought that the relationship between Oghuz Ottoman Empire/Turkey and Oghur (ATL) Bulgaria would be cordial, more or less, if not close.
 
To what degree does lingustics similarity facilitate assimilation?
Makes propaganda a bit easier and maybe streamlines adopting the new language (which is very much a core component of assimilation) but, with the examples of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Belgium+the Netherlands, Austria+the Low Countries, Poland and Ukraine, being in the same language family or ethnic group doesn't seem to guarantee fraternity and harmony.
 
A Turkic Bulgaria under the Ottoman Empire would probably be Turkish, as well as being Turkic.

If Bulgaria had never Slavicized, and remained Turkic from the Middle Ages, so much would have changed that the Ottoman Empire would never rise in the first place. So, a Turkic Bulgaria in the Ottoman Empire would probably not belong to a distinct Central Asian Turkic group.

A Bulgaria Turkicized from the 1300s onward would be quite close to Turkey, the most different I can see it being is about the linguistic difference with Azerbaijan.
 
If its christian I don't see much going differently but if it's Muslim it's going to remain part of Turkey and it might lead to areas like Albania, Macedonia, and maybe Bosnia.
 
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