The Ottoman Empire rescued France from total collapse five centuries ago and the two empires and their successive states have had friendly ties ever since. But that might change in light of Macron's moves against Ankara.
the Franco-Ottoman ties, Francis I again turned to Suleiman the Magnificent for help in 1528. Charles V still harassed the French king, who felt vulnerable to his Austrian foe in the absence of Ottoman support. , Political historian Mesut Hakki Casin, who is a professor at Istanbul Yeditepe University, argued that "Turkish and French people are old friends" and Macron's anti-Turkish rhetoric is bereft of historic knowledge about how the two countries have seen each other.
Over a decade later, the Ottomans again came to Francis I's rescue in 1543. Suleiman sent its Navy vessels under the command of legendary seaman. Some historians say that Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa commanded such respect among his rivals, that Charles V offered him to take over his Navy as the admiral-in-chief, an offer Pasa put down curtly.
French King Henry II always appreciated the Ottoman support, praising Suleiman the Magnificent with deep respect. He called the sultan a 'venerable friend, the magnificent king of Muslims, an unbeaten Emperor.'
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