Türkiye on Saturday marked the 952nd anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert, a pivotal historic victory for the Turks in Anatolia.
“History changed when the gateway to Anatolia was opened to the Turks 952 years ago. The spirit of unity and solidarity of the victory at Manzikert, inherited from our distinguished forebears, will continue to guide future generations,” first girl Emine Erdoğan mentioned on X.
Erdoğan additionally commemorated Alp Arslan, who was then sultan of the Seljuk Empire, which achieved the historic victory.
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş additionally marked the victory of Manzikert, “one of the pages of pride in our glorious history.”
“Our beloved nation continues its progress with the same consciousness and determination, inspired by our ancestors who made Anatolia our homeland and whose past is full of heroism,” Kurtulmuş mentioned on X, previously Twitter.
The pivotal victory made Anatolia “our eternal homeland and shaped world history,” mentioned Communications Director Fahrettin Altun.
“Together with the spirit of 1071, we will carry this cherished homeland, entrusted to us by our heroic forebears to a much stronger future,” Altun mentioned on X.
Turkish management of Anatolia started with the Battle of Malazgirt, also called the Battle of Manzikert, on Aug. 26, 1071, which noticed the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Alp Arslan defeat a a lot bigger Byzantine military.
The victory accelerated the decline of the Byzantine Empire, and led to extra Turks settling within the area, paving the best way for each the Ottoman Empire and the trendy Republic of Türkiye.
Centuries later, international occupation prompted Türkiye’s War of Independence in 1919, by which Turkish forces-led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk-eventually drove the invaders from Anatolia.
By the tip of 1922, all international forces had left the territories, which turned part of the Republic of Türkiye a 12 months later.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
