english: And you know what, it was also being asked at roughly the same time by the Resterners -- by the people in the rest of the world -- like Ibrahim Muteferrika, an Ottoman official, the man who introduced printing, very belatedly, to the Ottoman Empire -- who said in a book published in 1731, "Why do Christian nations which were so weak in the past compared with Muslim nations begin to dominate so many lands in modern times and even defeat the once victorious Ottoman armies?"
non_english: Neden oldugunu biliyorsunuz. Bu soru bir cok kez soruldu... Digerleri tarafindan; Dunyanin geri kalan insanlari tarafindan. Ibrahim Muteferrika gibi. bir Osmanli gorevlisi. Matbayi Osmanli Imparatorlugu'na gec de olsa, getiren adam. 1731 de yayinlanan bir kitapta... "Hristiyan toplumlari gecmiste neden... Musluman toplumlarina gore geri kalmislardi? Neden bir cok kitayi modern zamanlar da domine etmeye basladilar, ve nasil oldu da guclu Osmanli ordusunu yenebildiler?