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Karamanlı Turks are a Turkish community historically residing in central and southern Anatolia, particularly in cities such as Kayseri, Niğde, Nevşehir, Karaman, and Konya, who speak Turkish and adhere to the Orthodox Christian faith. Their most defining characteristics are that their mother tongue is Turkish and that they write their religious texts using the Greek alphabet.Interview with a Woman on Karamanlı Folk Song (Karamanlıca Archive Studies Greece)Origins Debate: Turkish or Greek?The eth

Santa Ruins are a historical settlement located within the boundaries of Dumanlı Village, in the central district of Gümüşhane Province, Türkiye. Founded in the 17th century by Orthodox Greek communities, the site was abandoned following the Türkiye-Greece Population Exchange of 1923 and is now preserved as an archaeological site.Location and AccessThe Santa Ruins are approximately 72 kilometers from the center of Gümüşhane and 40 to 45 kilometers from Arsin District in Trabzon. Road and infrast

Turkish-Greek Population Exchange is an international practice stipulating the compulsory exchange of the Greek Orthodox population residing in Türkiye and the Muslim population residing in Greece, based on religious affiliation, as per the treaty signed on 30 January 1923. This exchange, decided during the Lausanne Peace Conference, resulted in approximately two million people being separated from the lands where they were born and raised, excluding the Greek Orthodox community of Istanbul and

Old Doğanbey Village is located within the boundaries of the Söke district in Aydın Province, Türkiye. It is situated on the southeastern slope of the Dilek Peninsula–Great Menderes Delta National Park. The village is approximately 30 kilometers from the Söke district center by road.HistoryThe village was historically known as “Domatia.” As a result of the 1923 population exchange between Türkiye and Greece, the Greek population of the settlement migrated to Greece, and Turkish families from t