The world famous Silk Road possesses wonderful landscapes that if you are a travel enthusiast, you should definitely not miss ...

It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk Turks. But when Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont in 1095 ...

Map platforms like Google, Apple, and Bing Maps now drive 20% of local searches, according to new research. BrightLocal research shows that one in five local searches now happens in map apps ...

As it is understood, it was heavily influenced by the Turkish language following the 11th-century Seljuk conquest of the region and the ... that blended Greek and the language spoken by the Turks. By ...

Armenians claim to be the world’s oldest Christian nation, while Azerbaijanis are predominantly Shia Muslims, partially descended from Seljuk Turks. There have been some benefits to living on ...

Ana Kasparian of "The Young Turks" erupted at her co-host when he suggested Vice President Kamala Harris could be the future governor of California, whether one likes it or not. As some liberals ...

It was a good time to do it: the Christian city, located in present-day Turkey, had just been invaded by the Seljuk Turks. The whole region was in turmoil. This was the time to slip in and steal ...

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With the election-season heading into the homestretch, the controversial political commentator and CEO/founder of The Young Turks is so committed to being brutally honest with his views that he ...

The legacies of Romans, Byzantines, Armenians, Seljuk Turks, Ottomans and Czarist Russia all merge under mist-shrouded mountains. But here, the remnants of past empires have not only survived in ...