march utc to explain turco persian is not ethnic it is cultural since you clearly can not understand that read the first sentence again the lead which typical nationalists have such a difficult time understanding states the sultanate of rum or seljuk sultanate of rum was a medieval time period turko persian 'culture sunni muslim religion state in anatolia originating from the seljuk turks ethnicity so to clear it up so you can understand turko persian is cultural which is proven in the article under the section culture even when the land of rum became politically independent it remained a colonial extension of turco persian culture which had its centers in iran and central asia istanbul and the civilization of the ottoman empire bernard lewis page the turko persian islamicate culture that emerged under the samanids and the qarakhanids was carried by succeeding dynasties into western and southern asia in particular by the seljuqs and their successor states who presided over iran syria and anatolia until the thirteenth century turko persia in historical perspective robert l canfield page