The Turks also appear in Age of Empires III as the Ottomans. Seljuk Empire, Sultanate of Rum, and the Ottoman Empire). The Turks are based on the Oghuz Turks which included various Turkic dynasties (i.e. The Turks are a Middle Eastern civilization in Age of Empires II. The Turks' civilization music theme in the Definitive Edition Can your vast gunpowder-wielding armies and lethal Janissaries overrun territories from the Levant to North Africa and Southeastern Europe, or will the Safavid armies and the walls of Constantinople foil them? Challenge the mighty Byzantine Empire and battle Crusaders with mobile mounted armies, survive the Mongol onslaught, and establish the legendary Ottoman Empire.

Thousands of Seljuk Turkic riders poured out of Central Asia, thrusting into Persia and Mesopotamia during the 11th century.