from 1950 bce, armenians and assyrians inhabited parts of southeastern turkey. the assyrian capital was named tushhan (900-600 bce). the assyrians ruled over southeastern turkey until their empire was conquered by babylonia in 612 bce. then anatolia became home for various kingdoms including the achaemenid empire, hellenistic kingdoms, roman empire, byzantine empire (eastern roman empire), seljuk empire, and mongol empire.