Greeks in Turkey

This book provides a solid and critical historical examination of the endorsement, development and course of Greek nationalism among the lay/clerical leadership of the Greek Orthodox minority of Istanbul during the last phase of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the newly established Republic of Turkey.

Autorentext

Dimitris Kamouzis is a Researcher at the Centre for Asia Minor Studies (Athens, Greece). He has published several studies on the Greek Orthodox populations of the Ottoman Empire/Turkey. His research interests include Modern Greek History, Greek-Turkish Relations, Refugee Studies and the History of Humanitarianism.

Inhalt

Introduction Part I: Constantinople and Greater Greece (1918 1922) 1. The Request of Enosis with "Mother Greece" 2. Venizelist Constantinople against Royalist Athens 3. The Greek Separatist Movement Part II: Istanbul and the Republic of Turkey (1922 1930) 4. From Fugitives to Exiles 5. The "Absent" Constantinopolitan Greeks and Greek-Turkish Negotiations 6. Elites and Minority Rights in Post-Lausanne Istanbul Conclusion