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Turks of Western Thrace

General Distribution of Population in Western Thrace (1912-1920)
Census/Estimate Muslims Pomaks Bulgarians Greeks Others Total
1912 estimate 120,000 - 40,000 60,000 4,000 224,000
1919 Bulgarian 79,539 17,369 87,941 28,647 10,922 224,418
1919 Bulgarian 77,726 20,309 81,457 32,553 8,435 220,480
1920 French 74,730 11,848 54,092 56,114 7,906 204,690
1920 Greek 93,273 - 25,677 74,416 6,038 201,404


During Ottoman rule before 1912, Greeks constituted a minority in the region of Western Thrace.[1] After the Balkan Wars and World War I the demography of the region was changed. While groups such as the Turks and Bulgarians decreased, the Greek population increased by the resettlement of ten thousands of Greek refugees from other areas of the Ottoman Empire, after the flight of the Greek refugees from Asia Minor, as a result of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey.[2] Of all Greek Asia Minor refugees (578,824 individuals), 31% of them were resettled in Western Thrace.[3] The Greek government's reason to settle the refugees in this region was to strengthen the Greek presence in the newly acquired provinces and the homogenization of the population.[3] The Greek government especially resettled the refugees in Komotini, Xanthi and Sapes regions where the majority of Muslim Turks lived.[3]

General Distribution of Population in Western Thrace in 1923, presented by the Greek delegation in Laussane (after the relocation of Asia Minor refugees)[3]
Districts Total Total Greeks Local Greeks Relocated Greek refugees Turks Bulgarians Jews Armenians
Komotini 104,108 45,516 11,386 33,770 50,081 6,609 1,112 1,183
Alexandroupolis 38,553 26,856 9,228 17,518 2,705 9,102 -
Soufli 32,299 25,758 11,517 14,211 5,454 1,117 - -
Xanthi 64,744 36,859 18,249 18,613 27,882 - -
Didymoteicho 34,621 31,408 21,759 9,649 3,213 - - -
Orestiada 39,386 33,764 22,087 11,677 6,072 - - -
Total 314,235 199,664 (63,5%) 94,226 (30,0%) 105,438 (33,6%) 95,407 (30,4%) 16,828 (5,4%) 1,112 (0,4%) 1,183 (0,4%)
  1. ^ Huseyinoglu, Ali (2012). "The Development of Minority Education at the South-easternmost Corner of the EU: The Case of Muslim Turks in Western Thrace, Greece" (PDF). University of Sussex. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ Pentzopoulos, Dimitri (2002). The Balkan exchange of minorities and its impact on Greece ([2. impr.]. ed.). London: Hurst. p. 11. ISBN 9781850657026. led directly to the flight of the Greek refugges from Asia Minor, the compulsory exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey
  3. ^ a b c d Huseyinoglu, Ali (2012). "The Development of Minority Education at the South-easte rnmost Corner of the EU: The Case of Muslim Turks in Western Thrace, Greece" (PDF). University of Sussex. p. 123. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

Update in Economy Section

I strongly recommend an update for Greece Economy --Prusan (talk) 13:31, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ps.the politics and introduction sections will need an overhaul as there will be questions about the soverenigty of Greece in recent circumstances

Food Shortage

...Food companies warned that the country will start to run out of beef and other imported meats within days and could face serious food shortages by the end of the month unless the banking system is reopened, and firms can pay foreign suppliers once again. Source. Greece article will need an overhaul especially on "high living standarts". --Prusan (talk) 13:54, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are a little bit mixed up: First of all there is no food shortage in Greece, never was, never will (at least by todays standards). Now, indeed Greece even in the current economic crisis, is among the 30 top countries in the world in almost every indicator, whether that is GDP per capita, HDI, life expectancy, infant mortality, literacy rate. All these indicators are the prime reason whether a country has a high standard of living or not. When a country like Greece can still offer to its citizens a life expectancy of over 80 years (among the highest in the world), when it can offer an infant mortality rate of less than 3 deaths per 1000 births, when it can offer the 29th highest HDI and a per capita income of 27,000 USD, well i would say this is pretty much high standard of living. 178.128.236.166 (talk) 17:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yet, 60% of the population is in poverty or on its way to it. Califate123 (talk) 20:35, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yet, thats your own number out of your own head. The 60% of poverty levels you mention are not valid not even in Ethiopia or Chad, let alone a developed EU country...178.128.236.166 (talk) 09:30, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-30/recovery-60-greeks-live-or-below-poverty-levelsCalifate123! (talk) 16:16, 1 August 2015 (UTC) Califate123! is a sock account of Califate123 Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 16:53, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jokes

  • Grease is gross
  • geeks eat grice
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