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* The region of Transylvania was once under Ottoman control, a fact that the historical basis of [[Dracula]] famously resented, which led him to stir a revolt against his former masters, during which he gained his nickname by impaling thousands of Ottoman troops on trees to terrify them into ceasing their attempts to stop him.
* A particular bone of contention to this day, especially as far as both Armenians and Turks are concerned, is over whether the [[wikipedia:Armenian Genocide|Armenian Genocide]] happened, as in, an event where 1.5 million Armenians as well as many other minority groups were systematically murdered by the Ottoman government. The official position of [[Turkey]], who suceeded the Ottoman's politically, is that, no, no such event happened, and while they do acknowledge that Armenians may have died for various reasons during the period of 1915-1923, none of these deaths were the result of a systemic and deliberate attempt to purge what would be now known as Turkey of Armenians. The position of [[Armenia]] is the exact opposite, and any nation that takes the position it did occur generally does so knowing they will offend [[Turkey]] at the very least.
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