The Ottoman briefly ruled the Otranto area of Italy, but had other conflicts to focus on so the full invasion was halted.
That guy who quoted my post is obviously not aware of Islamic history or the fact that Arab presence in Europe predates that of Turks by many centuries and that the Arab presence in Europe lasted longer. Almost 800 years in Spain alone which is one of the largest, most populous and influential countries in Europe. We left a huge legacy across Southern Europe and influenced the architecture, cuisine, agriculture, science, engineering, art, music etc. greatly. Aside from leaving our DNA.
In the eyes of the average European.
Arabs = Muslims/Islam = dangerous.
Long Arab presence in Europe and wars = fear.
Arabs largest Muslim group in Europe = Eurabia conspiracy theory and fear again.
Add to that centuries of Church teachings = Islam bad and you have the answer why Kurds are media darlings in the West and Arabs are dangerous, lol.
Hence no mention of Kurdish crimes in Iraq and Syria against Arabs, Assyrians and Turkmens. Only focus on Yazidis and Kurds while many more Arabs died at the hands of ISIS and the same Arabs having mostly defeated them.
Many outsiders are unaware of Kurdish honor killings, drug smuggling, female genital mutilation etc. they are impressed by a few women without headscarf’s while that was normal in many Arab cities and capitals decades ago when it would be unthinkable among Kurds.
The old generation of Kurds in Iraq and Syria were and are close to Arabs. Many intermarriages. You will struggle to find a Kurd without Arab ancestry. The new generation based in the West and elites in Iraq are trash though.