| Outline of the geography, peoples, and languages of the region that is now Turkey, followed by very concise fact-filled history of the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, and other ancient peoples, the Byzantine empire, the origin of the Turks, the Seljuk and Ottoman empires, the rise of modern Turkey; also the Kurds, Armenians, and other minorities. Originally written for those traveling to Turkey for the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999; then enlarged, now brought up to date with further enlargement. 8½ x 11 in. 31 pages. April 1999; reprinted with revisions May, June, July, Oct. 1999; 2nd edition Jan. 2004; 3rd edition Jan. 2009.
“I’ve never seen so much history compressed into so small a space!” —Leif Robinson, editor of Sky & Telescope |
Provinces and kingdoms of ancient Anatolia:
Tughra or official monogram of Sultan Mahmud II
There are 47 side boxes with extra information, explanations, comments, curious details.