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Ottoman Legacies and Anatolian Enigmas
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Across
- 1. False friend: not a Turkish spirit but often confused
- 3. River whose headwaters flow through this nation’s eastern expanse
- 4. Monarchical domain ruled by a sovereign wielding authority
- 5. Narrow strait dividing two continents, pivotal waterway
- 6. Empire whose crescent once spanned three continents
- 7. Whirling mystic order symbolizing spiritual transcendence
- 9. Volcanic region famed for its fairy chimney formations
- 12. Ancient city known for its distinctive beehive houses
Down
- 2. Turkic dynasty preceding Ottomans, founders of Anatolian shifts
- 8. High plateau known for subterranean cities and landscapes
- 10. Language family with deep Altaic roots spoken here
- 11. Peninsula cradling the heart of modern Turkey
- 13. Prefix of Istanbul monument once a basilica, later mosque
- 14. Legendary city besieged in Homer’s epic narrative
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