What if there had been a Second Italo-Turkish War in the 20s or 30s? What would this look like and who would have a greater chance of winning?
How about if the Italians decide to abandon invading Ethiopia for Turkey?Over what? Italy has all the Muslims it wants in Libya and the Horn of Africa. Considering how the Italians fared against the Greeks in 1940-41, I don't think they'd do any better against the Turks in Anatolia.
How about if the Italians decide to abandon invading Ethiopia for Turkey?
Good point - is there anyway there could be an Italian invasion of Turkey?No reason about it; invading Ethiopia for Benny was a way to show how his regime was superior to the liberal one, Turkey don't have this appeal and will stir much more diplomatic problem than Ethiopia.
Good point - is there anyway there could be an Italian invasion of Turkey?
Would the Turkish National Movement be capable of fending the Italians off?Maybe during the Turko-Greek War, to enforce the Italian sphere of influence under Sevres:
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Good point - is there anyway there could be an Italian invasion of Turkey?
How could this turn out?Actually there is a possible window in 1925-26 when the trouble between Britain and Turkey over Mosul peaked. Mussolini was leaving hints at least to the Greeks who had their own troubles with Ankara at the time that in case of war he would be supporting Greece and Turkey. Then Mosul was resolved and within a year he was trying to get Turkey into the Italian orbit and helping rebuild the Turkish navy.
Which is about on par for the stability of the man's foreign policy. For a similar example in 1923-24 he altered his foreign policy towards Greece first to support in Laussane (to the extend of hinting military support if the war restart ), to bombarding and occupying Corfu a few months later, to being the first to recognize the 2nd Republic just a few more months later.
How could this turn out?