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“I kept listening to the podcast until the episode on Seljuks: Culture. The host examines history from biased Arabian or Persian perspectives rather than from an impartial and objective standpoint. He just reads, references old books about the Turks. A true historical perspective requires reading these sources and forming an impartial conclusion of your own, not merely adopting the views of past writers.
Naturally, Arabs and Persians often wrote negative comments about the Turks. While it's true that nomadic Turks were brutal, the negative portrayal of those writer also stemmed from feelings of inferiority and being under control of lesser educated clans.
Additionally, I acknowledge the scarcity of written sources about the Turks in Middle Ages. However, historians must always critically assess the views of the writers they reference. For instance, the host debunked Marco Polo’s negative portrayal of the Persian Hashashins but consistently accepts Arabian or Persian sources regarding the Turks without similar scrutiny.
In one of his episodes, he mentioned "Turkish slave soldiers" over 50 times! Turks founded a state in Egypt and the Levant and were leaders, so how can he still describe them as slaves? One is only a slave when they take orders from a master.
The host seems to view history through the eyes of 10th-century Arabs and Persians rather than from a modern perspective. Although I liked to learn more about ancient Turks, I prefer more objective people. We can only be subjective within objective standards.”Read full review »
Ismail Özçelik via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/22/24
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“This podcast does an amazing job of taking what is, let’s face, quite an obscure and niche subject, and collates the information that exists and presents it in an engaging way. The narrative is spot on and the level of detail and analysis of sources is a delight. This is the podcast I’ve been...”Read full review »
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Great Britain ·
03/20/24
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“Thanks for taking on this part if Turkish history. Its all presented so clearly.”
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03/31/24
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“The information density is amazing and I am learning so much. The style is enjoyable and i look forward to each new podcast”
History-Nerd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/09/23
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