ERZİNCAN’IN TARİHİ COĞRAFYASI VE TÜRK HÂKİMİYETİNE GİRİŞİ
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ERZINCAN AND ITS ENTRY INTO TURKISH DOMINATION

Summary/Abstract: Erzincan is a province located in the Eastern Anatolian region. It is a strategic region that connects two important junction points such as Erzurum and Sivas. Passages provide the connection of Erzincan with the surrounding provinces. After coming from Turkistan and settling in Anatolia, the Turks continued their highland and winter quarters life here as well. Plateaus in Eastern Anatolia such as Aladağ, Köse Mountain, Samagar, Palandoken, Çimen, Munzur, Otlukbeli are some of the important plateaus in the life of Turks. The Romans, who put an end to the Persian domination in Anatolia, dominated the Eastern Anatolian region, hence Erzincan, after this date. It is the Oghuzs who took Anatolia from the hands of the Eastern Roman Empire and made the Oghuz homeland. Following the death of Selçuk Bey , the Turkmens were divided among the members of the Seljuk family in accordance with the Turkish traditions, and a decrease in power occurred in the Seljuks due to the separation of administration. It is understood that the Seljuks, who were in a very difficult situation, felt obliged to seek and to acquire a new home. But where could this new homeland sought be? The most suitable place for them was Anatolia in the west. Because it is known that the Seljuks also decided to make an expedition in order to make Anatolia a homeland in the future, where their cognates were struggling with Byzantium. The Turkish army, commanded by İbrahim Yınal, turned towards the Byzantine forces. Byzantine military forces were able to land on the plain after Liparit joined them. In fact, they were withdrawn to various fortresses that had previously been very difficult to take.

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