Turkey Monday celebrated the Turkish Language Festival in Karaman, a central Anatolian province where Turkish was first declared official language by a Turkic dynasty. In 1277, Mehmet I of Karaman ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city since the beginning of the 15th century. Experts believe an earthquake redistributed the lake waters and submerged the city.

The Seljuks, a Turkic dynasty of Central Asian nomadic origins, became the new rulers of the eastern Islamic lands following their defeat of the powerful Ghaznavids at the Battle of Dandanakan (1040).

Iran enjoyed a period of material and cultural prosperity, and the ingenuity in architecture and the arts during this period had a notable impact on later artistic developments. Turkic Seljuk rulers ...

II. Xinjiang Has Never Been 'East Turkistan' The Turks (Tujue in Chinese) were nomads who originated in the Altai Mountains in the middle of the 6th century. The Turks annihilated the Rouran and ...

The tribes of the Qizilbash are known for instrumental role in the rise to power of Iran’s Safavid dynasty in the 16th century and their unwavering support for its kings. Qizilbash Turks — once proud ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city since the beginning of the 15 th century. Experts believe an earthquake redistributed the lake waters and submerged the city.