Very beautiful and interesting example!
The date "1211" is quite clear and it seems to be correct for the style and condition of the sword.
The decorations on the hilt and scabbard appear more Greek/Balkans to my eyes, but this is just an opinion.
As I said it before, skills, styles and smiths travelled freely within the Ottoman Empire and you had Turkish smiths working in Greece and in the Balkans and Greek smiths working in Turkey.
PS: Norman, I think it may be helpful to post a detailed photo of the writing on the hilt. Maybe Kwiatek or a more knowledgeable colleague can translate it.
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