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The Romani people in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'deki Romanlar) or Turks of Romani background (Turkish: Roman kökenli Türk) are Turkish citizens and the biggest subgroup of the Turkish Roma. They are Sunni Muslims mostly of Sufi orientation, [ 2 ] who speak Turkish as their first language, in their own accent, and have adopted Turkish culture .
The Romanization of Anatolia (modern Turkey) saw the spread of Roman political and administrative influence throughout the region of Anatolia after its Roman acquisition. The aim of Romanization in Anatolia included the change from the previously dominant cultures, such as Persian and Greek , to a more dominantly Roman presence in any one region.
Romanians have migrated to the modern-day territory of Turkey since the Ottoman times, whene they were taken as Devshirme from the Danubian Principalities to become janissaries. Also during the Ottoman period, an important Romanian colony was established in Constantinople (then capital of the Ottoman Empire, modern-day Istanbul ).
Pages in category "Roman towns and cities in Turkey" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 573 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Roman empire in the time of Hadrian (ruled 117–138 AD), showing, in western Anatolia, the senatorial province of Asia (southwestern Turkey). Asia (Ancient Greek: Ἀσία) was a Roman province covering most of western Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was created following the Roman Republic's annexation of the Attalid Kingdom in 133 BC.
The Roman provinces of Asia Minor under Trajan, including Cilicia. Cilicia (/ s ɪ ˈ l ɪ ʃ i ə /) [1] was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey. Cilicia was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his victory over the Cilician pirates and in the Third ...
Rûm in this context means "Roman", and ėli means "land" and Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, Rūm-ėli; Turkish: Rumeli) means "Land of the Romans" in Ottoman Turkish. It refers to the lands conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, which formerly belonged to the Byzantine Empire, known by its contemporaries as the Roman Empire.
Roman fortifications in Turkey (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Roman sites in Turkey" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.