PERCEPTION OF THE ROMANIAN-OTTOMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ROMANIAN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS

The romanian history evolved under the influence of the ottoman empire for a long period. wallachia and moldavia were under the domination of the ottoman empire for about four centuries and a half, and transylvania for one century and a half. this strongly influenced the historical evolution of the romanian people. the whole history of the romanian people in the mediaeval period was a continuous fight for defending autonomy and obtaining national independence. the continuous fight of the romanian princes permanently made the status of the romanian countries become a special one. the romanian countries were never changed into a pashalac. this fact was reflected in the history textbooks and in the romanian mentality.