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Releases an Annotated Map of<br>
Forced Migration and Mortality in the Ottoman Empire</span></strong></span></div>
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_mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The
breakup of the Ottoman Empire set thousands upon thousands of forlorn
refugees on the move. Most western chronicles of this era focus only on
those of the Christian faith who suffered. TCA is now publishing an
annotated map displaying the trails of 5 million Ottoman Muslims who
were displaced from the Balkans, Caucasus, and Crimea between
1770-1923. The map also records and provides historical context for the
5 million Ottoman Muslims who died between 1864-1922 in the wars that
were fought to dismantle the Ottoman Empire. Prepared by Justin
McCarthy, Professor of History at the University of Louisville, the map
is a powerful visual tool for
both the historian and the casual viewer who seeks better to understand
the cataclysm that effected so many millions, Muslim and Christian
alike, during the final years of the Ottoman
Empire.</span></div>
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"The
peoples of the Ottoman Empire suffered some of the worst disasters in
history. They were forced from their lands, never to return, and died
in great numbers. All groups suffered, but those who suffered most were
the Muslims, especially the Turks. I hope that this map will
demonstrate the disastrous fate of all those peoples," said Professor
McCarthy.</span></div>
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_mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"TCA
is very proud to have supported this publication and thanks Professor
McCarthy for his tireless investigation into these lost and forgotten
Ottoman Muslim communities. Few Turkish families do not include a
grandmother or grandfather from those distant lands...from Greece,
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Crimea or the Caucasus...or a story of internal
displacement due to the Anatolian wars. The founding fathers of modern
Turkey urged the ravaged people of the young Republic to look forward,
rather than back. Sadly, other communities have turned their tragic
moments into an unquenchable enmity toward Turks. This map is a
positive step in overcoming the
bigotries inherent in accounts that ignore or dismiss Muslim losses as
the Ottoman Empire was dismantled," stated Lincoln McCurdy, TCA
President. </span></div>
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_mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The
map can be downloaded in pdf format <a
href="http://capwiz.com/tca/utr/1/GPTWODFDNA/CVRPODJIKO/6315332881"
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_mce_href="http://www.tc-america.org/media/Forced_Displacement.pdf">here</a>.
Hard copies can be requested by sending an e-mail to <a
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_mce_href="mailto:info@tc-america.org">info@tc-america.org</a>.</span></div>
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