![]() ![]() Let me try to tell you how Turkish People look. The Vikings arrived in Turkey during the Byzantine (East Roman Empire) times and served various Byzantine Emperors. Lately, a Viking settlement was founded on the outskirts of Istanbul. Even Vikings migrated to Turkey and became part of the Turkish population. Istanbul was the most important city during ancient and modern times. ![]() In a way, these empires resembled the United States, and if you are a citizen, you are an equal brother/sister sharing the same destiny, regardless of your ethnic background. The East Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Turkic Empires were superpowers of their time, and these empires merged many identities into one cultural and ethnic identity. We, the Turkish people, are children of many empires that once united many ethnicities. ![]() Yet, Turkey also identifies itself as a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities. Turkish people also declare themselves as descendants of the Turkic people of Central Asia. ![]() Ataturk, the founding father of the Turkish Republic, was a blond man with blue eyes. ![]()
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