An investigation on the transition periods of the Balkan Turks (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosova, Macedonia, Greece) living in Izmir

Our study on the transition periods of Balkan Turks and Muslims living in Izmir (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece) is a field survey and includes the practices of Muslim Albanians living in Izmir and migrated from Albania and Kosovo, and the Turks who migrated from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece as "transition period" of birth, marriage and death. The purpose of selecting these fields is that these masses are concentrated in Izmir and that such collective work is not done before. We have identified as a working area 11 districts and 20 villages and neighborhoods connected to these districts, 100 people have been contacted with resources. The information obtained from the source is classified after it is obtained using the interview method. This information was used in accordance with priority order. The work we have prepared is mainly based on; "Introduction", together with the sections "Birth, Marriage, Death" and "Conclusion", which form the three main sections; It also includes "Oral and Written Resources", "CV" and "Turkish, English Abstracts". Although the introduction of the thesis consists of four headings, after giving information about the Balkans, Balkan Turks and Muslims, the information about the scientific studies in Turkey which we prefer to study in the fields of Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia and Greece are brief and guided. The final title of the introduction is the information given about the subjects, objectives, methods and sources of our study. In the first part of the thesis, the applications related to the birth which are performed in five stages are explained, while the second part is given marriage and the third part is about death. All these headings are arranged before, after and after. In the conclusion section, the deductions obtained from the studies we have done are listed; these five episodes conveyed ongoing, transforming, developing and invented traditions. Following the conclusion part, people and works that help me to work with Oral and Written Resources; Personal information with resume; The essence of working with abstracts in Turkish and English is explained. Keywords: İzmir, Balkan Turks and Muslims, Transition Periods, Birth, Marriage, Death.