- Austria–Turkey relations
Austrian–Turkish relations are relations between the
Republic of Austria and theRepublic of Turkey and their predecessor states.The Habsburgs and the Ottomans
From the
middle ages until thetwentieth century today's Austria and Turkey were the core regions within much larger empires. Austria was the seat of theHouse of Habsburg and Turkey was ruled by theHouse of Osman (also known as theOttoman Dynasty ). The Habsburg and Ottoman states were both large multi-ethnic conglomerations sustained by conquest. These rival empires waged frequent wars against each other over control of muchCentral Europe andthe Balkans .During its peak, the
Ottoman Empire threatened to conquer the Austrian capital ofVienna twice: in 1529 and 1683. After the second Ottoman at Vienna, however, the Habsburgs gained the upper hand, and capturedHungary andCroatia from the Ottomans. After these gains, Austria was no longer able to advance into the Balkans, because of the rival influence of Russia, in a stalemate and dispute known as theEastern Question . While Ottoman control in the Balkans declined, the Austrians were not able to annex any new territory until Bosnia in 1908, and even that caused a diplomatic crisis (theBosnian crisis ). The the interim Russia had helped several Christian peoples in the Balkans to rebel against the Ottomans and create separate nation-states in the Balkans. After the culmination of all the changes from theGreek War of Independence (1821–1829) to theBalkan Wars (1912-1913) the Austrian and Ottoman empires no longer bordered each other. This allowed both to join theCentral Powers as allies during theFirst World War . The defeat of the Central Powers lead to the overthrow of both monarchies.Austrian and Turkish republics
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Turks in Austria References
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External Links
* [http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-austria.en.mfa Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Austria]
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