Ancient Turkey

Ancient Turkey

Before 2000BC the Hittites, an Indo-European people, established an empire in Anatolia. The Hittites ruled for nearly 1000 years until Troy & other powerful Hellenic city-states rose to power. In the 6th century Turkey was incorporated into the Persian empire. The Persians lost control of Turkey to Alexander the Great, but the region was returned to the Persians when the empire of Alexander the Great collapsed in 300BC. [BM] {UA}