Oppositions to Arabs

[Traelin]

Re: Turks & Arabs

Originally posted by teturkhan
Turks are not Arabs, their history begins in Central Asia, actually even further East around present day Mongolia. In my mod I placed the Turks in Central Asia.

Saying the Turks are just like Arabs or vice versa is just like saying the English are the same as Russians.

I wasn't suggesting they are the same. What I meant was that the Turks "evolved" from the Arabs, in that they inherited Islam from them and continued an Islamic dynasty. And the fact that the Arabs in Civ III are led by Abu Bakr makes it very hard to argue for both Civs being in, since he directly affected both Civs. I'm summarizing my posts, but hopefully you get the point.

[teturkhan]

Turks "evolved" from the Arabs

Turks "evolved" from the Arabs

Turks in no way evolved from Arabs, this statement or choice of words is very misleading. Turks were taught Islam from the Arabs, along with Indonesians, Africans, Indians, can you say they all evolved from Arabs too?

Turkish people have their own language & their own unique culture. As a matter of fact, there are many Turkic Empires before Islam, the Khazars for example were Turks who converted to Judaism.

Your statement is too broad, and incorrect. You are merely speaking of the Middle East and in that capacity you are right but the problem is not all Turks are from the Middle East nor were all Turks Muslim.

[Traelin]

Re: Turks "evolved" from the Arabs

Originally posted by teturkhan


Turks in no way evolved from Arabs, this statement or choice of words is very misleading. Turks were taught Islam from the Arabs, along with Indonesians, Africans, Indians, can you say they all evolved from Arabs too?

Turkish people have their own language & their own unique culture. As a matter of fact, there are many Turkic Empires before Islam, the Khazars for example were Turks who converted to Judaism.

Your statement is too broad, and incorrect. You are merely speaking of the Middle East and in that capacity you are right but the problem is not all Turks are from the Middle East nor were all Turks Muslim.

The Seljuk Turks and later the Ottoman Turks became ingrained in what was once an Arab-dominated Civ and society. I'm actually not just speaking of the Middle East. The Moors, who were Arabs, expanded into Spain and Sicily. Not to mention N. Africa. These areas were also significant in Turkish history.