>>938760
M8 it was already being dismantled by the Young T*rks in 1910's.

Though they weren't letting the Middle East go though.

Isn't there a risk it would just have been invaded by Russia or some other colonial power because of "Muh opreesed Christian breathern!"?

>surviving ottoman empire

why would you even want that. post lausanne turkish republics was the best outcome for turkey compared to others after WW1. they regained eastern thrace and istanbul and some other part in the east.

>>938788
how did the greeks fuck up this badly?

>>938760
>Ottoman empire post 1700's
>Worth saving

>>938792
>Greeks think its an easy win.
>Plot twist #1t: Turns out the Allies are so fucking tired of war they're not willing to back greeks.
>Plot twist #2: Ottoman army BTFO in WWI...but a lot of officers survived. And are now experienced as fuck.

>>938760
easy, have Ataturk lose the war of independence, so the British will keep the sultan around as their puppet, with an "empire" smaller than today's Turkey.

>>938792
greeks being incompetent fucktards as usual

>>938773
By 1900 Russia, in unison with other GPs like Britain came to the conclusion it would be better to have the Ottoman Empire sticking around.

>>938860
why?