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Originally Posted by Errigal
That seems to be a very controversial topic in modern Turkey. I'd have to say I don't know enough to say.
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A shame that Rusalka has not been around for a long time. She could shed some light into the issue.
What it is certain is that the Ottoman sultans were eager to assimilate other people, like the Jews, in their administration. And the Byzantines did not dissappear from the face of earth after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople.
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