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why didnt the ottoman empire take over constantinople while they were taking over the balkan peninsula

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The main three factors were: as shown by the map above, the Ottomans' hopeless strategic position on land; Greek Navy's control of the sea between Europe and Asia Minor; consequential inability of the Ottomans to bring reinforcements from Anatolia.
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