Long arm of Ankara arm van Erdogan"). The term "long arm" typically signifies a far-reaching influence of something, as is the case in the idiom "long arm of the law". "Ankara" is a metonym for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish parliament) which is housed in the capital city of Ankara. Internationally, some of the earliest mentions of the term that caught on were regarding Turkish President Erdogan calling for the prosecution of a German and a Dutch comedian over their satirical portrayals of him. "Voice of America" referred to it as the "long arm of the Turkish State." Several outlets reported that
Battle of Ankara through western Anatolia to the Aegean coast, where he besieged and took the city of Smyrna, a stronghold of the Christian Knights Hospitalers. The battle was catastrophic for the Ottoman state, fracturing what remained and bringing almost total collapse of the empire. This resulted in a civil war among Bayezid's sons. The Ottoman civil war continued for another 11 years (1413) following the Battle of Ankara. The battle is also significant in Ottoman history as being the only time a Sultan was captured in person. Battle of Ankara The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 20 July 1402