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Episode 3: History of Istanbul, Turkish Period

2022/1/29
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Turkish Odyssey, Discover Istanbul and Turkey with Serif Yenen

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Episode 3: History of Istanbul, Turkish Period

-Turks, their arrival in Anatolia, the foundation of the Selçuk and Ottoman empires, and how Ottomans converted the Mediterranean Sea into a Turkish lake.  

-What religion were Turks before?  

-Who were Seljuks?  

-When and where was the Ottoman Empire established?  

-Who captured Constantinople, and how?  

-Who was Sick Man of Europe?  

-Who was the Hero of Gallipoli?  

-Lausanne Treaty and proclamation of Turkish Republic.  

-Reforms of Atatürk.  

-Women were made eligible to vote in elections and to become members of Parliament in 1934.  

-Peace at home, peace abroad.