The effects of Ottoman inheritance at Greece's minority politics

Although Turkey and Greece have been having many periods of disagreements in their bilateral relations, their communities share common values because of their common past.The Ottoman Empire, which brought various nations of various ethnic or religious background together, followed a distinctive polices towards its own people which were ethnically or religiously quite different (known as minorities today) with its state structure established on the basis of the thoughts of the Islamic Religion. This State had a distinctive place in the historic legacies of both Turkish and Greek nations.The purpose of this study is to identify the historical legacy in the issue of minorities that Greece has taken from the Ottoman Empire which dominated the Greek community for over 400 years. Moreover, the policies of Greece on minorities that are different from those of Ottoman Empire are also examined.