The Relations of the First Turkish Beyliks with the Armeniansin Anatolia

The Turkish relations with Armenians, which began in the early XIth century in Anatolia, increasingly continued with the dominance of the Seljukians. After the victory of the Battle of Manzikert, the Beyliks of Danishmends, Menguceks, Saltuks, Dilmacs, Artuqids, Sokmens, KizilArslans, and Inals had to struggle with the Armenians. With the start of the Crusades, when the Armenians, who regarded the Christian scoming from the Europe as their saviors, could not receive a great deal of attention from the leaders of these invaders, thus, they had to ally with the Turks in certain places. Turkish beyliks treated the Armenians, who lived on the lands reigned by them, better than the Armenians were used to. The Armenians, who were satisfied with the administration of the Turks, continued their existence in the newperiod as productive communities in the villages and in the cities