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erlikhan · 11th July 2007, 09:15 PM

Ariel, I don't think they were majority but there was always Turkish population living there for sure until 1900s-finally 1923 (exchange of population between two countries) starting from 17th c. I know quiet many people who say their grandparents were migratants from Crete. I already didnt name " Cretan Greek" but just "Cretan". Was very normal for local Turks in Crete to have similar bichaq fashion with local Greeks and to have islamic date on them, and the date is 1295 - 1879,which is from the era of Turkish administration, and I even wonder if gregorian dated samples from 1870s or earlier exist or not (Eftihis?). But if someone says these are not from Crete, that's another issue.

11th July 2007, 09:15 PM	#3
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Ariel, I don't think they were majority but there was always Turkish population living there for sure until 1900s-finally 1923 (exchange of population between two countries) starting from 17th c. I know quiet many people who say their grandparents were migratants from Crete. I already didnt name " Cretan Greek" but just "Cretan". Was very normal for local Turks in Crete to have similar bichaq fashion with local Greeks and to have islamic date on them, and the date is 1295 - 1879,which is from the era of Turkish administration, and I even wonder if gregorian dated samples from 1870s or earlier exist or not (Eftihis?). But if someone says these are not from Crete, that's another issue. Last edited by erlikhan; 11th July 2007 at 10:13 PM.