[A. Pole]

"Pesky Armenians and Greeks occupied the Turkish coasts and north-east for more than 3000 years, way too long." And without permission, from what I hear.

And for those who do not know it the Turks had burst into Armenia and Greek speaking Byzantine Asia Minor in the fateful and ominous year 1071 AD.

"The Seljuk Turks migrated into Asia Minor during the eleventh century from the area around the Aral Sea. Alp Arslan defeated the Byzantine army under Romanos IV Diogenes at Manzikert in 1071. He then establish the Seljuk sultanate of Rum with Nicaea as its capital.. "
(http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/classes/His311/Lecture%20One/Manzikert.htm)

[jb6]

He then establish the Seljuk sultanate of Rum ... later to be mixed with the khanate of CocaCola to form a pleasurable, yet intoxicating mixed culture.