16 Great Turkic Empires

Erdoğan and Abbas with actors representing the 16 Great Turkic Empires (2015)[1]
Flags of the 16 Great Turkish Empires displayed in the Istanbul Military Museum

The 16 Great Turkic Empires (Turkish: 16 Büyük Türk Devleti, lit. 'Sixteen Great Turkic States') is a concept in Turkish ethnic nationalism, introduced in 1969 by Akib Özbek, map officer[2] and widely invoked by Turkish authorities during the 1980s, under the government of Kenan Evren.[3]

  1. ^ "Abbas welcomed at Turkish presidential palace by Erdoğan – and 16 warriors". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2015-01-12. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. ^ H. Feridun Demokan, Contemporary Turkey: Geography, History, Economy, Art, Tourism, Demokan, 1978, p. 4. Necdet Evliyagil, Sami Güner, Basın-Yayın Genel Müdürlüğü, Ajans-Türk, Türkiye: Cumhuriyetin 50. Yıl Kitabı, Ajans-Türk Matbaacılık Sanayii, 1973.
  3. ^ X. Türk Tarih Kongresi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1994, p. 2947. (in Turkish))