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What made the ottoman empire's location strategic

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They were near the Black Sea - they had access to water (for trade!) and were fairly secluded from other empires (no one really invaded them, not until Peter the Great of Russia came along and needed a warm water port for trade. And countries like England and the HRE referred to them as the “Eastern Question” - “who are they?” “what are their goals?” “what do they want?”).
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