No. Erzurum was taken from the Byzantines by the Seljuks in 1071. The Byzantines had conquered the city roughly 800 years prior to the Seljuk conquest. The City has had a Turkish majority for roughly 800 years and continues to do so today. The name of the city is from Arabic and means City of the Romans (arz u Rum). The Romans (Byzantines) used to call the city Theodosiopolis.
Erzurum, Turkey
Bilkent Erzurum was created in 2007.
The airport code for Erzurum Airport is ERZ.
Erzurum Offensive happened on 1916-01-10.
The country code and area code of Erzurum, Turkey is 90, (0)442.
The driving distance between Erzurum, Turkey and Antalya, Turkey is 771 road miles.
Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church - New York City - was created in 1926.
Erzurum Province, Turkey
Alpay Ziyal was born in 1937, in Erzurum, Turkey.
Nikita Balieff was born in 1877, in Erzurum, Turkey.
Alaeddin Perveroglu was born in 1935, in Erzurum, Turkey.
Kadir Kesemen was born in 1927, in Erzurum, Turkey.