Complex sentence: Selim was the governor of Manisa and Beyazit was the governor of Kütahya (both in Anatolia) two cities at almost equal distance to İstanbul, the capital.
Split into simpler sentences: Selim was the governor of Manisa and Beyazit was the governor of Kütahya (both in Anatolia). Ttwo cities were at almost equal distance to İstanbul, the capital.