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DaemonofDecay — Communist Ottoman Flag
Published: 2009-05-28 03:04:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 9713; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 2277
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Well this came about because I was just screwing around with Photoshop and, due to my Ottoman Empire AAR, was working with flags.So I decided to create a flag that would be a possible and realistic option for an Ottoman Empire that had held onto most of its territory through the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and, much like Imperial Russia, had failed to modernize or liberalize its government.
And this isn't related to my Alternate History scenario from before, just in case there are any questions.
Thus while Turkish soldiers are fighting in the bloody conflicts of The Great War revolutionaries take to the streets in Istanbul late in 1917 protesting the war, the lack of food, and every other grievance they have with the government.
Sultan Mehmed V flees the city when it becomes obvious it is no longer safe for him there. Workers take up arms in every city as the troubles spreads, plunging the empire into a dangerous revolution.
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You devil! Symbolizing Crescent as a sickle makes you more stupid!
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I saw this today on Instagram and it said that the bible hates Islam and Communism. xD
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Not funny you KURWA KRAUT!
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Excuse me sir, can I help you?
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you cant edit a TUrkish flag as you wish.. Turkish flag didnt created by someone randomly.. it appeared on floor during our great war.
taht day moon was crescent and had a start next to it and it was reflecting from the blood pool on the ground.. there was so much blood everywhere. so you cant modify our flag like that its disrespectfull for our culture
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You have to realize there is something called "Alternate History", and most of the time the person specifically chooses that country because they love them. This also isn't supposed to be taken seriously
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I respect Turkey and the flag, but this is not a sign of disrespect but simply a thought about what would Turkey's flag have looked like if it had been taken over by a Soviet government. It's not serious nor political in the least.
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A rather "late" word of caution, my friend:
Turkish people don't like communism. It's mainly due to the reason that we're a largely conservative folk; people used to die daily in the late 80's because of the anarchist in-fighting between communist and conservationist sympathysants.
An unfortunate err on our fact is, that most communist sympathysants of today's Turkey are usually teenagers who have almost-zero understanding of the concepts of economy and politics. They are all romantic idealist wannabees that try to shove their ideals down people's throats. As you can understand, that puts people off the edge when it comes to even talking to them. And almost every single one of them would stop supporting communism the day the step on the floor of universities; basically they are hypocrites due to their small level of understanding and illiteracy.
Anyways; it is a rather interesting concept. The flag does look somewhat ironic though, with the crescent being the symbol of islamic conservatism and the hammer - lets just say they are regarded as completely opposite symbols.
However, you have my fav!
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Thanks! I understand the conflict, but then, this isn't meant to promote communism or as a sign of disrespect towards Turkey. Yet people will get upset over such things regardless.
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My thoughts exactly, old sport. ^_^
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ottaman failed to modernize because ottoman didn't exploit anywhere and anybody
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One could argue that the reason they failed to modernize was because of their losses in Europe and elsewhere and the need to maintain a strong central authority figure - the Sultan and Caliph - to hold together an Empire of Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Greeks, etc. etc. etc. Modernization is not easy when you are trying to hold onto absolute power.
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Urgh... communism...
No... just no...
That flag is so gorgeous. It's sad to see it with a hammer.
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I quite like the Turkish flag - although the Northern Cyprus one is more pleasing to my eyes, honestly.
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So I decided to create a flag that would be a possible and realistic option for an Ottoman Empire that had held onto most of its territory through the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and, much like Imperial Russia, had failed to modernize or liberalize its government.
ilim cehli izale edermis ahmakligi degil. ancak siz hem cahilliginize hem aptalliginiza hayran birakiyorsunuz!
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Unfortunately I don't speak Turkish...
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abi adama ''hates communism'' demişsin de, neden kendi düşüncelerini türk milletine mal etmişsin anlamıyorum.neyse, komünist değilim fakat sempati duyuyorum.türkiyede de milyonlarca sempatizanı vardır.eski sovyetlere içten içe hayranlık duyuyorum şahsen. ha bide bu söylediklerimi ingilizceye çevir gözünü sevdiğim.ama adam yanlış etmiş orası ayrı.
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Original image which you used in your art is not Ottoman Flag... You're using Turkish flag...
And many Turkish people hates communism...
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The last incarnation of the Ottoman Empire's flag and the Republic of Turkey's flag are both very, very similar; only small differences between them. And I am fully aware that the Turks dislike communism: this was more an experiment for my alternate-history story and has absolutely nothing to do with the real world.
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senin gibiler yüzünden biz devrimciler yanlış anlaşılıyoruz.
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he says "we are misunderstood because of you and who thinking like you we don't care hammer or russian
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Again, I don't speak Turkish (unfortunately). Heck, I can barely manage to speak English properly.
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Sorry mate, I don't speak Turkish.
Although I do spot a "communism" in there.
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Well I always thought that the crescent and sickle would be a good swap in a flag.
And thanks!
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No problem, my friend. You been in a bit of a creative block lately?
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Meh. The last few weeks have seen me deal with finals, moving out of my apartment, and then being sick.
I want to do another Alternate History map, but I have a couple of things I need to catch up on first.
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Sounds like you've been having fun. Thanks to the windstorm and ice storm we had this school year here in Kentucky, I get out for the summer on the 3rd of June.
Here's a link to the ice storm article on Wikipedia.
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