(AzerTAc). An international congress titled "1402 Battle of Ankara" was held together with the world's leading scientists, scholars, politicians and historians in Ankara on October 9-12.
Addressing the congress, Speaker of the Turkey Grand National Assembly (Turkish Parliament) Cemil Cicek said that "Turkey and the Turkic states really need to learn the history".
The dignitaries discussed the impact of the Battle of Ankara on the Turkic world.
Anadolu Agency is the media sponsor of the international congress on the Battle of Ankara.
The Battle of Ankara (or Battle of Angora), fought on July 20, 1402, took place at the field of Cubuk (near Ankara) between the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Turko-Mongol forces of Timur, ruler of the Timurid Empire. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to a period of crisis for the Ottoman Empire. However, the Timurid Empire went into terminal decline following Timur's death just three years after the battle, while the Ottoman Empire made a full recovery, and continued to increase in power for another two to three centuries.
