The Christian Minorities in Turkey

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In the present work, Wilhelm Baum provides an historical survey of the experiences of Christian communities in Turkey with a particular emphasis on the massacre in the early twentieth century. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Preface 1. The Muslim Conquest of Asia Minor (636-1461) 2. The Dhimrni System and the Djeehad 3. The Turks 4. The last Phase of the Byzantine Empire 5. The Christians under the Turkish Millet system 6. The Christians in the Travel Diaries of the 17th and 18th Centuries 7. The Situation of the Christians in the Tanzimat Era from 1839 onward 8. The Massacres of 1895/96 and the Beginnings of the "Young Turks" 9. The massacres of Christians in World War One 10. The Reactions of the Western World 11. The Deportations of the Greeks until the End of the War 12. The Situation of the Christians in Turkey until the End of World War One (1916-1918) 13. The Peace Treaty of Sèvres 14. The Victory of the Kemalists (1920-1922) 15. The Situation of the Christians in Turkey until the War in Cyprus (1923-1974) 16. From the Cyprus Conflict to the Situation of Christians in Turkey Today Sources List of Photos & Maps Map