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The Turkish History Podcast

The Turkish History Podcast

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A biweekly podcast telling the story of the Turks, from the Göktürk Khanate through the Turkish Republic. turkishhistorypodcast.com

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  • 67 - A Great and Furious Downpour

    67 - A Great and Furious Downpour
    Jul 7 2025

    The Holy Roman Emperor crosses the Dardanelles into Anatolia expecting to find a friend on the throne in Konya. But while Sultan Kılıç Arslan II desires peace and alliance, the wild tribes and certain of his sons have other ideas...
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    52 mins
  • 66 - The Kingdom of Heaven

    66 - The Kingdom of Heaven
    Jun 18 2025

    Saladin consolidates power throughout Syria and northern Iraq, becoming the greatest power in the Muslim world and strangling Outremer. After a crusader provocation, he assembles a great army and marches it into the Levant, ultimately crushing the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin. Jerusalem itself soon falls to the Ayyubid Sultan. And the shocking news of the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem causes fear and guilt to spread across Europe, leading the Third Crusade. Soon, the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, is leading a great crusading army to the Holy Land by way of Anatolia...
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    53 mins
  • 65 - The Man Who Lived Too Long

    65 - The Man Who Lived Too Long
    May 31 2025

    After the battle of Myriokephalon, Kılıç Arslan II consolidates Seljuk rule of Anatolia. The Sultan of Rum negotiates with the rising power of Saladin, and conquers further in the West after the death of Manuel Komnenos. But as the elderly Sultan continues to cling to life, and as great invasion is summoned from the West, the future claimants to the throne in Konya start sharpening their knives...

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    48 mins

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Highly recommended

I have onlt completed the first pod cast, but so far I have found it to be an interesting, enjoyable and informative history. I learnt a lot from the thorough narration.

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