paragraph_text: Amr ibn al-Layth or Amr-i Laith Saffari () was the second ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran from 879 to 901. He was the son of a whitesmith and the younger brother of the dynasty's founder, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar.

paragraph_text: Melek Bilge (born March 23, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional female basketball player. Melek's parents are from Serbia. She has both Turkish and Serbian citizenship. She currently plays for Bodrum Belediyesi in Second League of Turkey at position center.

paragraph_text: Albano Carrisi (Italian: [alˈbaːno karˈriːzi]; born 20 May 1943), better known as Al Bano, is an Italian recording artist, actor, and winemaker. In 2016, he was awarded Albanian citizenship due to his close ties with the country.

paragraph_text: After the end of World War I, Renault FTs were exported to many countries (Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Iran, Japan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Yugoslavia). Renault FT tanks were used by most nations having armoured forces, generally as their prominent tank type.

paragraph_text: Top 20 motor vehicle producing countries 2016 Country Motor vehicle production (units) China 28,118,794 United States 12,198,137 Japan 9,204,590 Germany 6,062,562 India 4,488,965 South Korea 4,228,509 Mexico 3,597,462 Spain 2,885,922 Canada 2,370,271 Brazil 2,156,356 France 2,082,000 Thailand 1,944,417 United Kingdom 1,816,622 Turkey 1,485,927 Czech Republic 1,349,896 Russia 1,303,989 Indonesia 1,177,389 Iran 1,164,710 Italy 1,103,516 Slovakia 1,040,000 ``Production Statistics ''. OICA.

paragraph_text: Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris -- Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish -- Syrian and Iran -- Iraq borders.

paragraph_text: The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the Strategic Air defence Service responsible for Air Defence of the Homeland, created in 1941 and becoming an independent service in 1954, and PVO SV, Air Defence of the Ground Forces. Subsequently these became part of the air force and ground forces respectively

paragraph_text: Year Name Field Country 9 November 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shah of Iran Imperial State of Iran 1960 Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom (Former Queen of Pakistan) United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms 13 January 1961 Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1962 Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Thailand 7 December 1957 Dwight Eisenhower President of the United States United States 1 August 1969 Richard Nixon President of the United States United States King Birendra King of Nepal Nepal 23 March 1983 Aga Khan IV Leader of Ismaili Muslims United Kingdom 19 May 1990 Morarji Desai Prime Minister of India India 18 September 1992 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Brunei 3 October 1992 Nelson Mandela President of South Africa South Africa 10 April 1999 Li Peng Premier of the People's Republic of China China 6 April 1999 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani Emir of Qatar Qatar 21 April 2001 Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Sultan of Oman Oman 1 February 2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24 November 2006 Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China China 26 October 2009 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey Emperor Akihito Emperor of Japan Japan 31 March 2010 Abdullah Gul President of Turkey Turkey 22 May 2013 Li Keqiang Premier of the People's Republic of China China 21 April 2015 Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China China 23 May 2018 Fidel Castro President of Cuba Cuba

paragraph_text: Under al-Mu'tadid he served as commander of the caliph's personal guard and led various expeditions against Bedouins and other restive elements in Iraq, while al-Muqtafi dispatched him in 906 against the Qarmatians. After al-Muqtafi's death, he played a decisive role in the suppression of the palace coup that briefly deposed al-Muqtadir in favour of Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz. He was then named treasurer ("khazin") and chief of security ("sahib al-shurta") to the Caliph. He died in 914.

paragraph_text: Al-Mu'tadid was the son of al-Muwaffaq, who was the regent and effective ruler of the Abbasid state during the reign of his brother, Caliph al-Mu'tamid. As a prince, the future al-Mu'tadid served under his father during various military campaigns, most notably in the suppression of the Zanj Rebellion, in which he played a major role. When al-Muwaffaq died in June 891 al-Mu'tadid succeeded him as regent. He quickly sidelined his cousin and heir-apparent al-Mufawwad, and when al-Mu'tamid died in October 892, he succeeded to the throne. Like his father, al-Mu'tadid's power depended on his close relations with the army. These were first forged during the campaigns against the Zanj and were reinforced in later expeditions which the Caliph led in person: al-Mu'tadid would prove to be the most militarily active of all Abbasid caliphs. Through his energy and ability, he succeeded in restoring to the Abbasid state some of the power and provinces it had lost during the turmoil of the previous decades.

paragraph_text: Country / Region Apple production (tonnes) China 37,001,600 United States 4,110,050 Turkey 2,889,002 Poland 2,877,340 India 2,203,400 Italy 1,991,310 Brazil 1,810,000 Chile 1,625,000 Russia 1,403,000 France 1,382,900 Iran 1,335,480 Argentina 1,250,000 Ukraine 1,126,800

paragraph_text: Another major group, inhabitants who follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practised chiefly by the Russian minority, and the Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest denomination with 150,000 members. The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, under the Greek-Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, claims another 20,000 members. Thus, the number of adherents of Lutheranism and Orthodoxy, without regard to citizenship or ethnicity, is roughly equal. Refer to the Table below. The Catholics have their Latin Apostolic Administration of Estonia.

paragraph_text: Kurdistan (/ ˌkɜːrdɪˈstæn, ˈstɑːn /; Kurdish: کوردستان ‎ (ˌkʊɾdɯˈstɑːn) (listen); lit. ``homeland of the Kurds '') or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo - cultural historical region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population and Kurdish culture, languages and national identity have historically been based. Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges. The territory corresponds to Kurdish irredentist claims.

paragraph_text: During the debate of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, some called for FEMA to remain as an independent agency. Later, following the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, critics called for FEMA to be removed from the Department of Homeland Security. Today FEMA exists as a major agency of the Department of Homeland Security. The Administrator for Federal Emergency Management reports directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. In March 2003, FEMA joined 22 other federal agencies, programs and offices in becoming the Department of Homeland Security. The new department, headed by Secretary Tom Ridge, brought a coordinated approach to national security from emergencies and disasters -- both natural and man - made.

paragraph_text: The first President on record issuing a ``pardon ''to his turkey was Ronald Reagan. Reagan had been sending the turkeys presented to him to farms and zoos since at least 1982, and 1987's turkey, Charlie, was likewise headed to a petting zoo. At the time, Reagan was facing questions over the Iran - Contra affair, on whether or not he would consider pardoning Oliver North (who had yet to be tried for his involvement in the affair); Reagan conjured the notion of the turkey pardon as a joke to deflect those questions. Reagan did not pardon a turkey in his final year as President in 1988, but his successor, George H.W. Bush, instituted the turkey pardon as a permanent part of the presentation beginning his first year in office, 1989, in response to the protests of animal rights activists.

paragraph_text: Country / Region Apple production (tonnes) China 37,001,601 United States 4,110,050 Poland 3,127,694 Turkey 2,889,894 India 2,203,400 Italy 1,991,310 Brazil 1,810,000 Chile 1,625,000 Russia 1,403,000 France 1,382,900 Iran 1,335,480 Argentina 1,250,000 Ukraine 1,126,800

paragraph_text: Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye (ˈtyɾcije)), officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti) (listen)), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, located mainly in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. The country is encircled by seas on three sides, with the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which together form the Turkish Straits, divide Thrace and Anatolia and separate Europe from Asia. Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre, classified as a leading global city.

paragraph_text: After Pakistan gained its independence in August 1947, Iran was the first country to recognize its sovereign status. Pakistan's relations with Iran grew strained at times due to sectarian tensions, as Pakistani Shias claimed that they were being discriminated against under the Pakistani government's Islamisation programme.

paragraph_text: The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran, northeastern Syria and Kuwait), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran (Elam, Media, Parthia and Persia), Anatolia / Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands (Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region, Armenia, northwestern Iran, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan), the Levant (modern Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Jordan), Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula. The ancient Near East is studied in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology and ancient history.

paragraph_text: Top Pistachio Producers in 2014 Region Production (metric tonnes) Iran 415,531 United States 233,146 Turkey 80,000 China 76,943 World 857,878

Question: Who claimed a homeland in parts of Turkey, Iran, and the country of citizenship of Al-Mu'tamid and his follower?
Answer: Kurdish people