The Greek communities in Turkey: Past, present and future
After the Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine Empire, the Greek Orthodox communities of the Near and Middle East were accorded a certain level of ethno-religious autonomy by their Muslim rulers. With the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923, state policy towards these communities changed. In his lecture, Dr Alexandris will trace the history of the leading Greek communities of the Ottoman Empire and of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during the transition to republican rule.
Free, 6.15pm
Moore Building Lecture Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
Thu 16 Mar 2017