Hun flag turkish. These flags are also shown on a series of postzage stamp released by the turkish postal administration. The turkish postal administration issued a series of stamps dedicated to the 16 empires in 1984 showing portraits of their respective founders as well as attributed flags. Ivan sache 7 july 2002. The turkish flag today though is a continuation of the flag used by the preceding turkish state the ottoman empire.
Descendants of the huns or successors with similar names are recorded by neighbouring populations to the south east and west as having occupied parts of eastern europe and central asia from about the 4th to 6th centuries. The flags of the sixteen great tukish empires 16 buyuk turk imparatorlugunu are a significant component of the turkish official iconography. Turk bayragi is a red flag featuring a white star and crescent. Variants of the hun name are recorded in the caucasus until the early 8th century.
They are refered as the explanation of the sixteen small stars shown on the turkish presidents flag. In 1985 ozbeks 16 empires were invoked as a retrospective explanation of the 16 stars in the presidential seal of turkey introduced in 1936. When ottomans were first formed circa 1299 a white flag allegedly a present from the khan ghyas al din of anatolian seljuk khanate was used until the war of chaldiran that was in 1514 between ottoman safavid empires. The website of the turkish presidency shows the flags attributed to the sixteen empires.
The flag of the republic of turkey often referred to as the turkish flag turkish. In urban legends the red comes from the dead of the great patriotic war while the star represents freedom and the crescent is the symbol of islam. Turk bayragi meaning turkish flag is a red flag featuring a white star and crescent. Az flag turkey flag 18 x 12 cords turkish small flags 30 x 45cm banner 18x12 in by az flag only 4 left in stock order soon.
Status and use of the flags of the sixteen great turkish empires the great hun empire alleged flag of the great hun empire image by ivan sache 21 january 2016.