Cretan Turks in Halicarnassus

Cretan-Turks are the Islamised Greeks of Crete. After their exile from the island before and after the decision of the population exchange treaty of Lausanne, the Muslims of Crete were scatt... Read allCretan-Turks are the Islamised Greeks of Crete. After their exile from the island before and after the decision of the population exchange treaty of Lausanne, the Muslims of Crete were scattered along the coast of Asia Minor. Today, in Halicarnassus (Bodrum), first, second and th... Read allCretan-Turks are the Islamised Greeks of Crete. After their exile from the island before and after the decision of the population exchange treaty of Lausanne, the Muslims of Crete were scattered along the coast of Asia Minor. Today, in Halicarnassus (Bodrum), first, second and third generation Cretan-Turks nostalgic for the homeland of their ancestors call themselves ... Read all