ERZURUM, Turkey -- Riders in eastern Turkey play cirit, an equestrian sport that dates back to the martial horsemen who spearheaded the historical conquests of central Asia's Turkic tribes. A recent ...

The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Uyghur means "unity" or "alliance." The origin of the ethnic group can be traced back to the Dingling nomads in northern and ...

A joint excavation team has discovered the ruins of a unique monument surrounded by 14 large stone pillars with Turkic Runic inscriptions arranged in a square on the steppe called Dongoin shiree in ...

LONDON: At the height of its military power in the 16th century, Sulyman I, named "the Magnificent" by Europeans, extended the Ottoman Empire into Hungary, Albania, Transylvania and Moldavia, captured ...

A rider throws the javelin during a game of Cirit, a traditional Turkish equestrian sport that dates back to the martial horsemen who spearheaded the historical conquests of central Asia's Turkic ...

ERZURUM, Turkey (AP) — Riders in eastern Turkey play cirit, an equestrian sport that dates back to the martial horsemen who spearheaded the historical conquests of central Asia’s Turkic tribes. A ...