So, it's important to understand that Greece had a very significant Muslim minority when it was in the Ottoman Empire. And a majority Muslim Greece would still have a significant Christian minority, especially in rural areas. So, it would probably, at least at a denominational level, look like a more Christian Bosnia. As for effects, you'd probably see less of a romanticizing of Greece in the West and Greek independence probably wouldn't have been such a cause celebre in the West. So, you'd probably delay Greek independence by quite a bit, which would strengthen the Ottomans by a lot and possibly delay their collapse. But I think that Greek nationalism would still develop, eventually. It would just be more secular than OTL
I concur with demonkangaroo; there would be a lot less sympathy in the West for the Greeks, if there's a similar independence movement which I doubt. I think the Greek attitude, if they are a predominately Muslim people, would be more favorable and sympathetic to the Ottoman Empire. In creating a national mythos, I can certainly forsee the Greeks downplaying the fall of the Byzantine Empire and treating the Ottomans as another dynasty seizing power and taking up the mantle of Roman Emperor - there would be an emphasis that the Ottomans themselves were more Greek than Turkish by intermarriage.
Maybe less of a want for independence and more for seizing control of the Empire and monopolizing control in their own hands? Not that it would work.
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I concur with demonkangaroo; there would be a lot less sympathy in the West for the Greeks, if there's a similar independence movement which I doubt. I think the Greek attitude, if they are a predominately Muslim people, would be more favorable and sympathetic to the Ottoman Empire. In creating a national mythos, I can certainly forsee the Greeks downplaying the fall of the Byzantine Empire and treating the Ottomans as another dynasty seizing power and taking up the mantle of Roman Emperor - there would be an emphasis that the Ottomans themselves were more Greek than Turkish by intermarriage.
Maybe less of a want for independence and more for seizing control of the Empire and monopolizing control in their own hands? Not that it would work.
Maybe a stronger Greek contingent can convince the Ottomans to not concede the Indian Ocean to the Portuguese due to being undercut in trade profits?
assuming that the turks can manage to convert the majority of greece to islam how will this effect euroupean history as a whole
Why do you think Greeks would dominate the Ottoman government?I don't think we'd really see (Muslim) Greek Nationalism taking root unless the Ottomans are in an Albania-like situation where they're unable to protect Greece from encroaching powers. If Greeks were majority Muslims then I'd imagine they'd absolutely dominate the Ottoman government in all likelihood, and we'd probably see a stronger mercantile class in the Empire who's concerns would actually be addressed, and maybe less emphasis on piracy. Maybe even having Ottoman commercial links to Europe being stronger, especially if they can trade with the Italian states more freely.
Maybe a stronger Greek contingent can convince the Ottomans to not concede the Indian Ocean to the Portuguese due to being undercut in trade profits?
Why do you think Greeks would dominate the Ottoman government?