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What did the Ottoman Turks seek to gain by conquering Byzantine territory?

Trade routes
Christian scholars
Better soldiers
Islamic law
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Ottoman Turks could find themselves equipped with new Trade routes.

The reason for this is that they could find new territories with which they could trade because the Byzantine territory spanned many different areas with plentiful resources.
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