[Bilimsel Haber] Annotated Map of Forced Migration and Mortality in the Ottoman Empire

[Gonul Pultar]

*TCA Releases an Annotated Map of
Forced Migration and Mortality in the Ottoman Empire*
 
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.
 
"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.
 
"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. 
 
The map can be downloaded in pdf format here 
<http://capwiz.com/tca/utr/1/GPTWODFDNA/CVRPODJIKO/6315332881>. Hard 
copies can be requested by sending an e-mail to info at tc-america.org 
<mailto:info at tc-america.org>.
 
For more information on issues related to US-Turkey Relations and 
Turkish Americans, please visit www.tc-america.org 
<http://capwiz.com/tca/utr/1/GPTWODFDNA/AZDLODJIKP/6315332881>.
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