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I think a Turkish presence would be unlikely. The Seljuks at the time were just beginning to move into Fatamid territory in the Middle East and began a war with the Byzantines in 1068 that culminated in the Battle of Manzikert, only after which did they control a significant chunk of Anatolia. Even then, they still did not control Constantinople.

They were pretty busy with their own wars at the time of the Norman Invasion.

[Grimmy]

An official Turk presence, I agree, would be unlikely.

But small bands of mercs from all sorts of places were wandering in wide ranges all over the place in that time.

Even with the primary Turk military pumping up for a push at the time, it doesn’t necessarily mean that some Turk soldiers wouldn’t want to go private enterprise if the opportunity presented itself.

I’m not defending the idea that Turks were there. I’m just not able to see how it could be impossible for some Turks (or anyone else from anywhere else in Europe or the Mid East) to be present at that or any other battle of that period.