THE SHORT STORY OF SYRIAN TURKS

Syria is known as Muslim of Arabia country in Asia. In this country, it isn’t wrong to discuss whether Muslims and even people have life-rights. Syria ,which is located in the middle East, has demographic structure which is situated may regions, languages, races as many countries. Before we don’t tell Turkey-Syria relation and Turks whose condition live in Syria. Let’s browse Turks whose historical motion come in Syria. Because of the geographical location of Syria; which combined east and west, became a natural extension of Anatolia, Syria had become focal point both east and west states, Sumerians, Assyrians, Macedonians and Romans dominated in Syria.

After the rise of Islam in the region, we see a Islamic motion which start the prophet Hz Ömer. This state had continued during the dynasties of Emevi and Abbasid, too. As for the coming of Turk had continued from 11.yy to19.yy in Syria. Turks whose branch come here is mention as a Turkoman of Oghuzs. After Dandanakan war which is done between Grand Seljuk Government and Gazneliler, Turk, is located in this region. The Grand Seljuk Government started to locate region in which they found suitable for their lifestyle from 1063 on, especially after this war. This location had become dense especially Allepo, TrablusDamascus and along the Asi River, Hama, Damascus region. A sudden rush of Turks is directed toward here had continued with Afşin and Sandık Bey until Aleppo. As for 1969-1970, Kurlu and Atsu beyler had completely conquered South Syria. Finally Melikşah Sultan had assigned to Tutuş to establish Syria Seljuk Government. The Yıva clan of Oghuz with scout of Bayat, Avşar, Begdilli, Döğer and Üçkoçaklar had located in Damascus and Aleppo. In this region of Turk Seladdin Eyyubi control at the beginning of Crusades in 1096.

After the death of Selahattin Eyyubi, Memluklar, which was another Turk state had dominated. After Turkey Seljuk State, which is dominated Anatolia, which is done with Mongol, had been under Mongol pressure. As result of this pressure, Turkmen who lived especially in Kayseri and Sivas, they had located in Syria region during the Sultan Memluk Baybars.

this time, benefiting from political turmoil after the death of İlhanlı ruler, Ebu said Bahadır Han, Turkomamns, who settled in Damascus,set up Dulkadiroğulları principality around Elbistan in 1337. Yavuz Sultan Selim, overcoming Memluks in Mercıdabık in 1516, and today’s Syria land was given to Ottomans.

Until the end of 1918, Turk sovereign in this region kept on 402 years uninterruptedly. During this time, residents lived under the influence of profound Turk culture. This effect was felt mostly in language and Syria’s Polish had become the Arab Polish, which contained the most Turkish word. Till the end of I. World war, Syria which was managed like Damascus, Trablusgarb and Aleppo provinces developed under the management of Turk from social, cultural and economical points and experienced its most peaceful term.