ENTRY TYPE
General |
SUMMARY
After the Ottoman conquest of the western coast of the Black sea, the local Christian population decreased while in contrast, Muslim presence increased. Since the middle of the 19th century, the dispute between Greeks and Bulgarians gradually intensified, since the nationalist sentiment of the latter grew, although in this specific area it remained quite weak. At the same time, the Greek communities proceeded to the development of an extended network of Greek schools, supported by the existence of the four Patriarchal dioceses. |
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