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The Trade Routes That Made the Ottoman Empire
· 9:14 · S5 E210
Episode The Trade Routes That Made the Ottoman Empire
In Episode 210 of The Story of Turkey, Lucas and Luna explore the Ottoman Empire's vast trade networks, from the silk roads of Bursa to the coffeehouses of Istanbul. They trace how the Ottomans controlled the spice trade, why they built caravanserais every 30 kilometers, and how a single pepper shipment could fund a navy. Along the way, they meet the merchants, the guilds, and the pirates who made the empire rich—and learn how the Age of Exploration slowly rerouted the world's commerce. This episode weaves together economics, geography, and human stories, showing how trade shaped Ottoman power and its eventual decline.
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