1st Edition

Well-Preserved Boundaries Faith and Co-Existence in the Late Ottoman Empire

By Gülen Göktürk Copyright 2020
186 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Cappadocia was a place of co-habitation of Christians and Muslims, until the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange (1923) terminated the Christian presence in the region. Using an interdisciplinary approach drawing on history, political science and anthropology, this study investigates the relationship between tolerance, co-habitation, and nationalism. Concentrating particularly on Orthodox-Muslim... Read more

Introduction

1. Ottoman Tolerance Reconsidered

2. Maintaining Boundaries: Faith And Co-Existence In Late Ottoman Cappadocia

3. The Path Towards Nationalism

4. Halasane Ta Pragmata (Things Spoiled)

5. Tolerating The Heretics: The Distinctive Case Of The Greek Protestants

6. Conclusion

Biography

Gülen Göktürk received her Ph.D. in Political Science and Public Administration at Middle East Technical University, Turkey. She currently works as an assistant professor at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey. Her research interests include nationalism studies and Ottoman non-Muslim communities.