Turkish fear ( it, Mamma li Turchi) or the Turkish scare (german: Türkengefahr) is a popular expression in

historiography Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians ha ...

to signify fatalistic and apocalyptic societal sentiments in

Central Europe Central Europe is an area of Europe between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) between Catholicism and Protestantism significantly shaped the area' ...

, and especially in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, after the

Conquest of Constantinople The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun o ...

, and especially in the 16th-17th centuries during the peak of the Ottoman Empire between the two Battles of Mohács - in 1526 and 1687 and the two Battles of Vienna - to the very end of the so-called

Great Turkish War The Great Turkish War (german: Großer Türkenkrieg), also called the Wars of the Holy League ( tr, Kutsal İttifak Savaşları), was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Pola ...

. In the 16th century about 2500 printed works were published for the Turks in Europe (more than 1000 of them in German). In these publications, the image of the "Bloodthirsty Turk" is at the forefront. In addition, between 1480 and 1610, twice as many books were printed on the Turkish threat to Europe than on the opening of the

New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 ...

. "Turkey, Sweden and the EU Experiences and Expectations", Report by the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies
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References

{{Reflist History of the Ottoman Empire History of Europe by period

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