There are places in the Balkans that have a lower HDI than Southeastern Anatolia and they actually blame the Ottoman Empire for their underdevelopment
>>216658246yes, they blame the Ottoman Empire, not modern TurkeyTurks blame the Ottoman Empire for them lagging behind Europe too
>>216658246Why is our HDI so fucking low
>>216658246Well some mountainous parts like Herzegovina and the Dalmatian hinterland were always barabric shitholes but the Ottoman expansions to such areas prevented European influence from reaching and developing them.