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The Turks and Islam

Contacts between the Turks and Moslems commenced at the beginning of the 8th century and some of the Turks began to favor Islam. The pro-Arab policies of the Omayads (661-750 A.D.), however, restricted these relations. Later, many Moslem Turks took office in the Abbaside government and because of this great interest in the Islamic world spread among the Turks beyond the river Ceyhun. Commercial caravans also played a major role in the spread of Islam into the steppes of Central Asia. The Turks became fully Moslem by the 10th century and this resulted in the achievement of political unity. Following these developments, the first Moslem Turkish state was formed by the Karahans.

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