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Ancient sword discovered by a scuba diver off the coast of Israel may have been ...

The Daily Mail 18 Oct 2021

An ancient sword, found by a scuba diver off the coast of Israel, may have been dropped in the sea by a Crusader knight 900 years ago, researchers claim ... WHAT WERE THE CRUSADES? ... Pope Urban II started the First Crusade (1096–1102) in order to aid the Christian Byzantine Empire, which was under attack by Muslim Seljuk Turks ... Advertisement. .

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When the West Was Itchin’ to Go to China, by Pepe Escobar

The Unz Review 16 Oct 2021

The old city of Khiva in Uzbekistan ... Photo. AFP / Manuel Cohen. Forget about the incessant drumming of Cold War 2.0 against China ... The Persians, meanwhile, limited themselves to strengthening the Euphrates borders, which were only broken many centuries later, by the Seljuk Turks in the late 12th century and the Mongols in the early 13th century ... Photo.

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When the West was itchin’ to go to China

Asiatimes 15 Oct 2021

Forget about the incessant drumming of Cold War 2.0 against China ... never forget the spectacular Roman defeat at Carrhae in 53 BC ... The Persians, meanwhile, limited themselves to strengthening the Euphrates borders, which were only broken many centuries later, by the Seljuk Turks in the late 12th century and the Mongols in the early 13th century ... Photo.

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MIPCOM Content Highlights: MISTCO

Videoage 07 Oct 2021

This season, the company’s slate features historical drama Barbarossa ... The Great Seljuks. The Legend of Alparslan portrays the life of Sultan Alparslan, the ruler of the Great Seljuk State, who defeated the Byzantine army in 1071 and opened the gates of Anatolia to the Turks ... ....

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Feature: Ottoman opulence on display at Istanbul's glass museum

Sina 30 Sep 2021

The museum hosts 1,500 artifacts of the Seljuk and Ottoman eras between the 13th and 19th century ... This piece is also significant in revealing the initial samples of the glass art of Turks as they first met with the material during the Seljuk period, according to a museum press release.

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September 14, Commemorating the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor

Greek City Times 14 Sep 2021

On September 14 each year, Greek communities worldwide commemorate the Greeks of Asia Minor who were murdered by the governments of the Young Turks and Mustafa Kemal Pasha ... The destruction of Asia Minor Hellenism first began in 1071 when the Byzantine armies were defeated by the Seljuk Turks ... In 1453, Constantinopole fell to the Turks.

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Turkish president marks Victory Day, 99th anniversary of key victory

Anadolu Agency 30 Aug 2021

Turkey’s president on Monday marked the country’s Victory Day, on the momentous 99th anniversary of the resounding defeat of occupying Greek armies at the hands of Turks in the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922 ... 26, 1071 Battle of Malazgirt, which saw the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Alparslan defeat a much larger Byzantine army ... .

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Glorious past, stable environment spur Turkey to reach the top: President

Anadolu Agency 26 Aug 2021

26, 1071, which saw the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Alparslan defeat a much larger Byzantine army. The victory accelerated the decline of the Byzantine Empire, and led to more Turks settling in the region, paving the way for both the Ottoman Empire and the modern Republic of Turkey ... .

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August: Month of glory in Turkish history

Anadolu Agency 26 Aug 2021

The first is the Battle of Manzikert which was fought between Byzantine army, led by Emperor Romanos IV, and Seljuk Turk army, led by Sultan Alp Arslan, also known by his real name Muhammed bin Davud Cagri, on Aug ... The battle saw Selcuk Turks defeat a Byzantine army and open up Anatolia for Turkish domination.

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Turkey now has voice on all critical world issues: President

Anadolu Agency 25 Aug 2021

26, 1071, which saw the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Alparslan defeat a much larger Byzantine army. The victory accelerated the decline of the Byzantine Empire, and led to more Turks settling in the region, paving the way for both the Ottoman Empire and the modern Republic of Turkey ... .

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News in pictures: Wednesday August 25, 2021

The Times/The Sunday Times 25 Aug 2021

Reece McDaniel, a deckhand on a whale-watching boat off Hawaii, jumped into the water to take this photograph of a humpback and its calf. REECE MCDANIEL/@MADDICEN/CATERS NEWS ... Horseback stunts were staged in Bitlis, eastern Turkey, to mark 950 years since the victory of the Seljuk Turks over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 ... .

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Turkish Archaeologists Find Byzantine Castle at Akyaka, Western Turkey

Ancient Origins 28 Jul 2021

Eventually, Western Anatolia did fall to the Turks, specifically the Seljuk Turks who came from the territory of what is now Iran. The Seljuks established control over Anatolia as a whole in the 11th century, and held that control until the 13th century, when conflicts with the powerful Mongols effectively ended their reign.

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Museum commemorating Turkey's defeated coup to open on its 5th anniversary

Anadolu Agency 15 Jul 2021

In addition, visitors will pass through a dark hallway to a part with sound and light effects ... Biographies of each fallen martyr will also be exhibited ... In addition, parts of the history of the Turks are highlighted, including motifs of a double-headed eagle, which were prominent on buildings from the Anatolian Seljuk period ... .

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So what if the Ottomans shaped the modern world?

Asiatimes 13 May 2021

Once upon a time in Anatolia, in the late 13th century a Turkic principality – one of many shaped in the wake of the Mongol invasion of the 1240s – consigned the Seljuk Turks to the past and emerged as the Ottoman emirate. It was named after its founder, Osman I ... Talk about a major historical riddle ... He bridged Europe and Asia ... Photo ... Just imagine ... ....

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Turkey's largest mosque attracted 12M people in 2 years

Anadolu Agency 03 May 2021

... of the city with its Ottoman-Seljuk architectural style. Four of the six minarets stand 107.1 meters (352 feet) tall, an acknowledgment of the Seljuk Turks' victory in eastern Manzikert, now Malazgirt, in 1071 against the Byzantine army which opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement.