Flag



The crescent and star are thought to be signs of good luck. The accepted legend of the flag in Turkey is that after the Battle of Manzikert and the defeat of the Byzantine army in 1071, the Seljuk Khan, Alp Arslan was roaming the battlefield when he saw the reflection of the crescent moon and the star in the blood of the Turkish warriors. This is when he decided that it would be the flag that represented the Turks.

This would affect me because if I would need to learn more about the flag. I would need to learn the different legends that could have created the flag.