@article{2016,title={STATES AND TRADESMEN TURKISH SELJUK STATE HAD COMMERCIAL TIES WITH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE},abstractNode={In Seljuk Turkey, there are commercial routes that operate between north and south and west and east. Many commercial caravans and tradesmen with which there were commercial ties, used to pass through Turkey to other countries. This has made Turkey the center of transit trade. 400 foreigners, Christians among them, have left Istanbul in 1133 and they have died on Mar Theodorus feast day due to snow and blizzard. As the Persian tradesmen have gone to Istanbul through Turkey, it is possible that Turkish tradesmen have gone as well. The Seljuk Turkey was opened for transit trade in these years. The existence of a commercial route from Tabriz to Istanbul via Konya in 12th century; and seeing Western and Horasan, Iraq, Syria, Jazeera, Kipzchak, Russian, Bulgarian, Caspian tradesmen in Sivas, Antalya, Samsun, Sinop and Konya are obvious evidences. A rich and prominent Tabriz tradesman has arrived to Konya, entered into "sugar- furusan" business place and had friendships with tradesmen from Konya. Turkish and Muslim tradesmen have travelled until Frank countries (Istanbul or Europe). Resources about that period provide information on the negative situation of transit trade mainly because of the wars. The events that effected the trade on Black Sea have stopped the land and sea transportation with Anatolian, Russian and Kipzchak cities. No one was able to enter the Seljuk country; people and tradesmen were harmed. The tradesmen from Turkey were doing trade with them and going to their countries. Tradesmen from Syria, Iraq, Mosul, Jazeera and other places were also coming to Anatolia. Therefore, the tradesmen used to gather in Sivas. The caravans coming from Antalya have arrived to Sivas via Konya and Kayseri; and they reached to Tabriz via Erzurum-Erzincan. In 13th century, Sivas turned into a city where tradesmen from different nations have settled and established colonies at. The Genoese and other European tradesmen have established colonies and consulates in many cities of Turkey and even lived as neighborhoods. It is also seen that the foreign tradesmen have established inns within the cities they made trade to. One of them is Kemaleddin Inn in Sivas and the inn of Arab-origin Pauli Calatazi. On the other hand, Provenceians did transit trade between Konya and Cyprus; and they have brought smack, leather, crude and processed silk to Cyprus. Due to the measures taken in order to improve international trade; Turkey had a high level of income.},author={Yaşar BEDİRHAN},year={2016},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}