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Throughout history, the Turks have established numerous states in different areas on the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa. The first historical mentions of the Turks are in Chinese accounts of the great empire established by nomads in the 6th century AD. They stretch from the north of the Great Wall in the east to the Black Sea in the west, the empire was known as T'u Kue ad to the Turks, Gok Turk, meaning Sky Turk. This expansion out of Mongolia was soon followed by a mysterious and powerful realm thought to be Turkish origin: the empire of the Khazars, occupying the western part of the territory Gok Turk. Turkish tribes to the east of the Khazars, settled around the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, where the religion of shamanism, which also was converted to Islam, was very powerful religious influence. Turkish political history started in Asia with the Huns. The Hun State became a significant and powerful state during the reign of mete Khan, the founder of the state. The Hun State had passed through fundamental changes, economically and socially, due to their relationship with China. Mete defeated the Mongolians and then the Yuechis, and have taken the western gates and trade routes of China under his control giving him more power. This expansion resulted in the seizure of Eastern Turkestan by the Huns. After the collapse of the Asian Hun State, a new state called the Gokturk was founded by the Turkish tribes who adopted the traditions and administrative experiences of the Huns. The Gokturk State is the second great state established by the Turks.
 * The Turks**[[image:turks.jpg width="244" height="315" align="right" caption="Khazars"]]

In relation to Othello, the Turks were considered as danger to Europe. The Turks were set out to strike the island of Cyprus. Venice made an alliance with the Pope and the Spanish Emperor in hopes of protecting Cyprus from the Turks. However, the Turks quickly took over the capital of Venice, Nicosia. Steadily, the Turks start to take over the Balkan states in Othello.