Many historians maintain that the main concern of Pope Urban II, when calling for the First Crusade, was the threat to Constantinople from the Turkish invasion of Asia Minor in response to the appeal of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

Many dishes are part of the larger tradition of Ottoman cuisine and their names reveal Arabic, Persian or Turkish roots: moussaka, tzatziki, yuvarlakia, keftethes, boureki, and so on.

Many Albanians had been recruited into the Janissary, including the feudal heir George Kastrioti who was renamed Skanderbeg ( Iskandar Bey ) by his Turkish trainers at Edirne.

Many Bosnians also made a lasting impression on Ottoman culture, emerging as mystics, scholars, and celebrated poets in the Turkish, Arabic, and Persian languages.

Many classic works of antiquity that would otherwise have been lost were translated into Arabic and Persian and later in turn translated into Turkish, Hebrew and Latin.

Many Turkish, Albanian, and Ukrainian immigrants also live in Clifton.

Many Turkish cities and towns have vibrant local music scenes which, in turn, support a number of regional musical styles.

Many instruments ' frets are not spaced according to the semitones of equal temperament, including the Appalachian dulcimer ( with frets in a diatonic scale ), the Turkish Saz ( with frets spaced according to the Makam system of Turkish folk music ), the Arabic Buzuq ( with frets spaced according to the Arabic maqam system ), and the Persian setar and tar ( with frets spaced according to the Persian Dastgah system ), and the Turkish tanbur ( with as many as 5 frets per semitone, to cover all of the commas of the Turkish Makam system ).

Many years later, in 1965-1967, during the Turkish Republic, the original conical cap was restored.

Many coffee houses in the Middle East, and in West Asian immigrant districts in the Western world, offer shisha ( nargile in Turkish and Greek ), flavored tobacco smoked through a hookah.

Many languages, like Serbian ( written in Cyrillic ) and Turkish, have no digraphs, and so transliterations into these languages also cannot use digraphs.

Many melodies and modes are related to the maqāmāt of the Turkish classical repertoire and Arabic music belonging to various Arab countries, for example Iraq.

Many of the writers in the Tanzimat period wrote in several different genres simultaneously: for instance, the poet Nâmık Kemal also wrote the important 1876 novel İntibâh ( Awakening ), while the journalist Şinasi is noted for writing, in 1860, the first modern Turkish play, the one-act comedy " Şair Evlenmesi " ( The Poet's Marriage ).

Many Adygs played key roles in the Ottoman army and also participated in the Turkish War of Independence.

Many readers of Turkish descent were offended, seeing it as a mockery of former Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Many of the writers in the Tanzimat period wrote in several different genres simultaneously: for instance, the poet Nâmık Kemal ( 1840 – 1888 ) also wrote the important 1876 novel İntibâh ( انتباه ; " Awakening "), while the journalist İbrahim Şinasi ( 1826 – 1871 ) is noted for writing, in 1860, the first modern Turkish play, the one-act comedy " Şair Evlenmesi " ( شاعر اولنمسى ; " The Poet's Marriage ").

Many classic works of antiquity that would otherwise have been lost were translated into Arabic and Persian and later in turn translated into Turkish, Hebrew and Latin.

Many of the Ottoman officers had to travel there by their own means, often secretly, through Egypt, since the British would not allow Turkish troops to be transported en masse through Egypt.

Many villages in the province carry the names of the Turkish tribes / clans from those times.

Many kinds of languages in FLEX: English, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Indian, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Dutch and so on.

Many educated and well-trained officers lost the opportunity to educate younger soldiers, as the necessary equipment and basis lacked adequate funding.

Many of the Yakoma soldiers who left the country after the mutinies in 1996 – 1997 have now returned and must also be reintegrated into the army.

Many soldiers state they were issued blank tags and told to punch the information in themselves.

Many Albanians won fame and fortune as soldiers, administrators, and merchants in far-flung parts of the Empire.

Many of the Wild Geese, expatriate Irish soldiers who had gone to Spain, or their descendants, continued on to its colonies in South America.

* 1817 – Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras were captured during the Action of Picheuta.

Many US soldiers adopted her song " These Boots Are Made for Walkin '" as their anthem, as shown in Pierre Schoendoerffer's academy award winning documentary The Anderson Platoon ( 1967 ) and reprised in a scene in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket ( 1987 ).

Many warlords have participated in an allegiance program, recognizing the legitimacy of the Government of Afghanistan, and surrendering their soldiers and weapons, though some of their subsequent actions have led to serious questions about their true loyalties.

** Many of the few remaining United States soldiers begin to leave Vietnam.

Many soldiers have sold their helmets and shields.

Many non-Roman soldiers are from Germanic tribes: Alamanni, Franks, Goths, Saxons and Vandals.

Many of the Mexican soldiers garrisoned in Tejas were convicted criminals who were given the choice of prison or serving in the army in Tejas.

Many of the men did likewise, and Johnson assumed command of the 400 soldiers who remained.

Many Sui soldiers were defeated by the prominent army leader Eulji Mundeok of Goguryeo-in prominent battles such as The Battle of Salsu River.

Many of the soldiers camped on the green in front of the Capitol building.

Many of them later became his soldiers and officers, and came to think of him as a father.

Many Persian soldiers lost their lives that day, so many in fact that after the battle the casualties of the enemy ensured that Darius would never again raise an imperial army.

Many soldiers at the mission who were no longer being paid by the new Mexican government took out their frustrations on the local Chumash Indians.

Many soldiers and civilians tried to open the gate and escape.

Many of his soldiers making their way there as well, via Burma.

Many soldiers were recruited in South Vietnam, but others were attached to the People's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ), the regular North Vietnamese army.

Many child soldiers fought in the Civil war in Sierra Leone.

Many different sides in the Lebanese Civil War used child soldiers.

Many child soldiers fought in the Spanish Civil War: