What is the story behind the Turkish flag?

Answer 1

well

long ago wnen turkey was a nation they was lots of blood shed between them and the greace on there battle field there was huge puddles of blood 1 day there was a crescent moon and a star next to it it showed in the blood

they deciden it shall b there flag

not myth or legend true

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Sorry, but this above is exactly legend and/or myth. There may have been an instance in history where Jupiter (not a star) appeared beside a crescent moon reflected in a pool of blood. And, this has certainly been told and retold many times. However, this is not the history of the Turkish flag. Various forms of crescent and stars were used by Turkic Central Asian and Siberian clans thousands of years ago. It appears on coins and other historic artifacts. Modern day Turks are descended from these peoples. Coincidentally, it was also the Roman symbol for the goddess Diana, and represented on the flag of Constantinople prior to Ottoman capture. The Turks took this remarkable coincidence as evidence of their divine destiny to rule their empire from this site. Eventually, after the conquest of Constantinople and the conversion to Istanbul, the crescent/star symbol was adopted by various lands ruled by the Ottomans. Consequently, it came to be the symbol of Islam as well, but it's existence among Turks predates Islam by thousands of years. Interestingly, it was also once the flag of the British Royal Navy, and continues to represent the Portsmouth Coat of Arms in England, where the Navy is based. This adoption occured during the 3rd crusade when Richard invaded and overthrew the leadership in Cyprus. Cyprus was to be the launching site for the Royal Navy's operations. Thus the flag was usurped to represent the navy. So in short, while it has become the de facto symbol of Islam, it is actually rooted in Roman mythology and the Turkish peoples of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The eight pointed star and crescent on the flag of Azerbaijan specifically represents the eight Turkish tribes.