Thursday, April 3 2025

Tag: Prof. Dr. Aydın Usta

Anatolian Seljuks and the Crusaders

Surface surveys have begun to locate the battlefield where the Anatolian Seljuks and the Crusaders clashed

The Turkish army, commanded by the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan I. Kılıçarslan, fought against a Crusader army of 300,000 in the triangle of Amasya, Konya, and Ereğli in 1101. The battlefield, which witnessed intense clashes where the Turks defeated the Crusader army three times within a month, will be uncovered through scientific research. Surface surveys are