Which will I do? AH of Germany or Christian Ottoman Empire?

Christian Ottomans are good. In fact the later the POD, the better. Maybe civil war happens and to gain the support, one of the Ottoman princes nominally converts to Christianity to win the armed support of the majority population and take over the Empire (or at least a chunk of it)
Nah, the Muslims would take one look at him, laugh their assess off at him for thinking he could abandon the True Faith (even as a CINO) AND still have a modicum of political capital left among them.
 
That's probably a better way of putting it, I agree. Still, it'd be nice to think that there was a bit more than simple pragmatism behind, say, the decision to save the Hagia Sophia and convert it into a mosque.

Well they certainly wouldn't tear it down! The only buildings they demolished were ones that were considered too far gone to repair.
 
Christian Ottomans are good. In fact the later the POD, the better. Maybe civil war happens and to gain the support, one of the Ottoman princes nominally converts to Christianity to win the armed support of the majority population and take over the Empire (or at least a chunk of it)

Muslims were the majority population. Converting to a minority faith in order to win support against the entire ruling class backed by the majority of the population doesn't seem like a very good idea to me.

Also, which branch of Christianity? Gregorian, Catholic or Protestant Armenian? Greek Catholic or Orthodox? Catholic? Protestant? If the latter, Anglican, Calvinist, Lutheran? Maronite?
 
Also, which branch of Christianity? Gregorian, Catholic or Protestant Armenian? Greek Catholic or Orthodox? Catholic? Protestant? If the latter, Anglican, Calvinist, Lutheran? Maronite?
The idea of a Lutheran Ottoman Empire is both absolutely hilarious and potentially really cool. Ottoman Lutherans would have the best after-service 'coffee hours', I'd wager.
 
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