The attitude of the Seljuk rulers towards the non-Muslim population in Turkish historiography

Abstract

Numerous works in Turkish historiography have been written on various problems of the Seljuk state, one of the 11th century Turkic states of the Middle East, distinguished by multicultural traditions and tolerance. This article examines the attitude of the rulers of the Seljuk state to the minority and non-Muslim population of the country from the point of view of historiography. Numerous scientific works on this topic in Turkish historiography from the beginning of the XX century to the present day have been considered, the current state of research of this problem in Turkish historiography has been studied.

Keywords

• Turkey,Anatolia,tolerance,multiculturalism,Seljuk,non-Muslims

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