Its name was derived from the term Tourkia (Greek: Τουρκία), used in the Byzantine Empire as a designation for the Hungarian medieval state.
[6][7] The Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus rewarded him with the honorary title of patrikios, entitling him to a yearly subsidy.
[8] Hierotheos accompanied Gylas back to his realm where he converted many Hungarians, according to the Byzantine historian John Skylitzes.
[10] Finds of 10th-century Byzantine coins, earrings, reliquary crosses and similar artefacts abound in the region of Szeged.
[8][10] Both facts imply that Gylas' domains were located near the confluence of the Tisza and Maros,[11] but this interpretation is not universally accepted by modern historians.