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The Legend of Conquest of Attaleia

Fig.62: Attaleia The Walled Harbor.
After a long and difficult process, the Seljuks finally conquered
Attaleia. However, this conquest is not an event that happens out
of nowhere. So much so that there is only one reason why the Turks
came upon the Byzantines and that is a ship...
“Go and complain about us to your sultan, who lives in Konya.
If he has the power, let him come and save the ship and your
goods”.
In 1207 AD ships belonging to Turkish merchants docked at
the port of Attaleia. However, here they encountered unexpected
treatment from the Franks. So much so that some sailors confis-
cated the goods and ships of the merchants. Not only that, the
Frankstold the Turkish merchants the words recorded above.
Upon these words of the Franks, the merchants, who had no other
choice, arrived in Konya, the capital of the Seljuks, after a long
caravan journey that lasted for days and they came in front of the
sultan. After examining the merchants carefully, Sultan Gıyaseddin

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