“The British can’t hide from the effects of their cruel, shamelessly greedy empire.”
The British also don’t imply parts of the former British empire belong to them as Erdogan constantly claims with neighboring states.
“How on earth did you compare the Ottoman empire with those mentioned”
How on earth can you not? The Ottomans were also an imperialist state. It was hardly a democracy. Ottomans also had slavery. Ottomans also ethnic cleansed. Ottomans also oppressed minorities especially one’s that would rise up for two-state solutions (a practice Erdogan continues to this day with the Kurds). The myths taught in nationalist schoolbooks that one’s nation always stands for justice and only other nations commit acts of evil is for blind nationalist consumption. Unfortunately most are only objective about the atrocities committed to their team not the atrocities committed by them.