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Archeological finding
Turkish people show that their ancestors in Central Asia
date back 2000 B.C. wondering widely throughout Asia and
Europe, the Turks established vast empires throughout these
continents.
10th century,
most Turks adopted the religion of lslam. This Follows substantial
change, the Karahanid Empire of central Asia (10th and 11th
centuries) and the Ghaznavid Empire (10th and 12th centuries)
established in areas known today as Iran, Afghanistan, and
Northern India.
Some Turks traveled
south-west to Anatolia ( Asia Minor ) Known to be the cradle
of civilization because it has embraced more than 20 cultures
and civilizations. These civilizations included: the Assyrians,
Hitites, Greeks, Lydians, Macedonians, Persians, lonians,
Byzantines, Romans, and Turks. |
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Turks In A.D. 1071 fought
a crucial war with the Byzantine Empire. Settling in Anatolia
(which today covers most of Turkey ).Many Small feudal states
established.
The first Turkish Empire
in Anatolia was The Seljuck Empire after the Seljuck's influence
declined, Anatolia fragmented into many small states. The
Ottoman Turks unified these separate units, which eventually
became the largest empire in recent history, the Ottoman
Empire.
The Ottomans ruled for
more than six centuries (1281 - 1922), in part because their
system of government allowed flexible practice of diverse
religions, languages and cultures. |
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Suleyman the
Magnificent
The wonderful reign
of Sultan Suleyman I (1520 -1566) is known as the golden
age of the Ottoman Empire.
Born during a turbulent
era of continual political and military conflict, Suleyman
became a dynamic leader at a very early age. At the age
of 15. Suleyman became governor of a province in Northwest
Anatolia.To prepares for his reign that would begin after
the death of his father (in 1520),
The Ottoman Empire having
more than doubled the boundaries of its realm under Suleyman
the Magnificent direction and was transformed into a full-fledged
Muslim world empire. At the time of his death in 1566, the
empire included most of Eastern Europe, Western Asia and
North Africa. |
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Ottoman Decline
The beginning of 18th
century marked the decline in Ottoman power. Weakening continued
until World War I (1914-1918), when Ottoman armies fought
and lost on several fronts throughout the empire. Eventually,
Anatolia was divided and occupied by allied forces. Although
the Ottoman Empire was dissolved, the fight had just begun
for the Turkish people.
Under the leadership
of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a Republic was proclaimed
in 1923. Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title
Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian
leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal,
and political reforms. He transformed country from orthodox
Muslim country to a Modern Nation Turkey remained neutral
throughout most of World War II (1939–45), siding with the
Allied Powers in 1945. Since the war it has alternated between
civil and military governments and has had several conflicts
with Greece over Cyprus. |
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