Anatolia

In its Golden Age, Islam’s influence reached all the way to Spain, Anatolia, West Africa, and India, among other regions. While these regions were all, in a way, united under a common religion, each of them both altered and were altered by Islam in their own unique ways. Although there were similarities that existed with the spread of Islam to each of those places, many more differences prevailed. Differences and similarities existed in the forms of the role of migration, role of trade, role of cultural

Starting from the late 19th century, several massive population movements between Anatolia and Balkans took place. As a result of newly establishing nationalities and territories, homogenizing ethno-religous character of populations constituted one main background of this reciprocal immigration waves. In spite of the idea of creating ethnic commonness, immigrated populations in many ways bear distinct social-cultural characteristics from local cultures. This created in historically and spatially

One of the small Turkish nomadic tribes in Anatolia during the 13th century was a dynasty named after the ruler Osman, the Ottomans. This small state emerged in Anatolia during the breakdown of the empire of the Seljuk Turks. The Ottomans quickly became an undeniable force and ended all other Turkish dynasties. The Ottoman Empire became one of the largest and longest lasting empires in the world, ruling the majority of the Middle East, northern Africa and southeastern Europe for over 600 years until

From an ancient civilization, to a modern day nation-state Turkey has been defined by several important and influential periods that mold its modern day politics. The area occupies a crucial commercial strategic area linking Asia and Europe. Istanbul is the only city in the world to span two continents. The area is known as the world’s oldest human civilization with extensive agricultural use. Following a series of successive empires proceeds to the present identity of Turkey. Complex issues arise

We watched "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan in order to vision the deep root of Anatolia. The movie follows men in search of a dead body. This long search of the body was carefully crafted to show us the landscape of Anatolia. The landscape include large mass of grass fields, hills and valleys. Ceylan specifically pick these men in order to represent the different lives of people in Anatolia. Through these men, he also showcased the role of women as submissive but powerful roles

First Crusade to recapture the Holy Land of Jerusalem, and restore Christian supremacy in Anatolia (modern day Turkey) and the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and the Sinai Peninsula) (First Crusade). The cause for such an aggressive movement in the region is debated amongst historians. However, mainstream theories assert that the First Crusade was a direct result of rising Islamic confrontation in Anatolia (The First Crusade). Christians had not been in control of the Holy Land for over 400

Introduction Why Study Turkey? Turkey is a particularly interesting country to study. The country dates back to the beginnings of civilization and has been imprinted on by many historical conflicts. In its long existence, it has been occupied by numerous empires, like the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire, which aided in shaping the regions values and structure to what it is today. The crucial changing point for the country was when it received its independence, or sovereignty, from Russian

Greeks began settling Asia Minor or Anatolia which means “east” in Greek in the 12th Century BCE. They mainly settled along the Aegean littoral although some traveled farther east and settled along the southern shores of the Black Sea and the surrounding coastal areas. This area was known as Pontus or Greek Pontus. Pontus is an ancient Greek word for sea. Pontus and the Pontian hinterland were once the most powerful city-states until its defeat by the Romans in 63 B.C. In the first millennium

activities in Western Anatolia and the Balkans. For this reason, focusing point of this book is trade that analyzes the mutual connection between Ottoman Empire and the World Economy. 2- Why the Western Anatolia was selected? Western Anatolia is one of the first regions with Balkans that joined to world economy. Above all, in the nineteenth century and after, it stayed as a part of Ottoman Empire and then, involved to Turkish Republic. Reşat Kasaba chose the examples from Western Anatolia for these

Turkey are not as trusting of their government as they would like to be. Turkey is even in the process of becoming a EU member. Modern day Turkey is shaping up to be a country to watch out for in the future. Geographic and Demographic Features Anatolia, or better known now as Turkey, is a vast landmass that connects the Middle East to Europe. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (2014), Turkey is slightly larger than the state of Texas and has a population size of about 81 million. The