Thread:Goombasaurusrex/@comment-24971888-20140526170555/@comment-24902435-20140528161814

There were Greeks in East Anatolia. In 1920, no, but in 920 yes! As the Turks came over, some fled, some converted to Islam and spoke Turkish, some spoke Turkish but kept their faith, some were killed in the fighting and some kept their language and faith. Eventually, they all assimilated to the Turkish nation though. What you said about Trebizond is true but the Byzantines split into three, not two. Epirus, Trebizond and Nikaia. These three empires competed to liberate Constantinople and restore the empire. Nikaia succeeded however the restored empire was too weak and poor, so the Ottoman Turks moved in and eventually took over after brave defence of the Byzantines. As for Iceland, the Turks didn't rule Iceland. The Turks did however regularly raid Iceland and other places like the Cornwall and Andalusia. Turkish raiders were even spotted off the coast of the American colonies.