Pakistan–Turkey relations to the Pakistani parliament. Both Pakistan and Turkey are mutually influenced by Arab, Greek, Turko-Mongol and Persian cultures. The region of Anatolia in Central and Eastern Turkey was occupied multiple times by Persian Empires which has brought Persian cultural and linguistic influence since ancient times. The Indus Valley region of Pakistan was occupied by the Achaemenid empire going back to the fifth century BC. Modern-day Turkey was home to many ancient European civilizations, including Greek. The country has many traces of cultural and historical influences from the ancient Greeks including Greek archeological sites found in the region. Pakistan also became
Ancient Greek eros divinity. Eros himself is a "daimon", namely a creature between divinity and mortality. Ancient Greek eros Ancient Greeks used the word eros (Greek: ) to refer to different aspects of love. This diverse range of meanings is expressed by the plurality of Greek words for "Love", reflecting the versatility and complexity of eros. The term was used to describe not only the affectionate marital relationship between a man and a woman but also the institution of pedagogic pederastic relations (Eros paidikos, παιδικός ἔρως), solemnized in certain Greek poleis. Such was the importance of eros for the ancient Greeks that the