Anatolia

Anatolia (Greek: ανατολή anatolē or anatolí) is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. It means "rising of the sun" or "East", is also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, and is sometimes falsely associated with Anadolu to ana "mother" and dolu "filled" by popular etymology Turkish.

Ethnic distribution in Asia Minor in the early 20th century (before the Treaty of Lausanne)

Based on French census files of 1915 the total population of Asia Minor (not including Eastern Thrace, the vilayets of the orient & the city of Constantinople) was 10,372,411 persons of all nationalities and religions.

Related Topics:
Census - 1915 - Eastern Thrace

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More specifically the distribution of differerent ethnic groups as per Vilayet and Sanjak is as follows;

Related Topics:
Ethnic group - Vilayet - Sanjak

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• Sanjak of Uskudar:

Greeks: 74,457 -Turks: 124,281 -Armen.: 35,560 -Rest: (All: 258,490)

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• Mutersaflik of Izmit:

Greeks: 73,134 -Turks: 116,949 -Armen.: 48,635 -Rest: (All: 242,333)

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• Vilayet of the Dardanelles:

Greeks: 32,830 -Turks: 138,902 -Armen.: 2,336 -Rest: (All: 177,894)

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• Vilayet of Izmir:

:1) Sanjak of Izmir;

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Greeks: 449,044 -Turks: 219,494 -Armen.: 11,395 -Rest: (All: 754,046)

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:2) Sanjak of Manisa;

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Greeks: 83,625 -Turks: 247,778 -Armen.: 3,960 -Rest: (All: 337,925)

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:3) Sanjak of Aydin;

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Greeks: 54,633 -Turks: 162,554 -Armen.: 634 -Rest: (All: 219,959)

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:4) Sanjak of Mentese;

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Greeks: 27,798 -Turks: 197,317 -Armen.: 430 -Rest: (All: 205,457)

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:5) Sanjak of Denizli;

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Greeks: 7,710 -Turks: 113,700 -Armen.: 0 -Rest: (All: 142,142)

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• Vilayet of Bursa:

:1) Sanjak of Bursa;

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Greeks: 82,503 -Turks: 215,492 -Armen.: 50,809 -Rest: (All: 353,976)

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:2) Sanjak of Balikesir;

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Greeks: 150,946 -Turks: 194,391 -Armen.: 17,882 -Rest: (All: 239,236)

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:3) Sanjak of Kutahya;

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Greeks: 16,800 -Turks: 244,698 -Armen.: 5,040 -Rest: (All: 250,938)

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:4) Sanjak of Afyon;

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Greeks: 1,200 -Turks: 291,317 -Armen.: 8,800 -Rest: (All: 317,017)

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:5) Sanjak of Erdogrul(Bilecig);

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Greeks: 26,970 -Turks: 246,851 -Armen.: 7,495 -Rest: (All: 408,957)

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• Vilayet of Konya:

:1) Sanjak of Konya;

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Greeks: 8,589 -Turks: 294,191 -Armen.: 6,900 -Rest: (All: 325,180)

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:2) Sanjak of Atalya;

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Greeks: 10,253 -Turks: 196,087 -Armen.: 489 -Rest: (All: 207,258)

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:3) Sanjak of Burdur;

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Greeks: 2,565 -Turks: 149,968 -Armen.: 987 -Rest: (All: 153,565)

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:4) Sanjak of Nigde;

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Greeks: 55,518 -Turks: 174,140 -Armen.: 753 -Rest: (All: 230,490)

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:5) Sanjak of Hamid Abad(Isparta);

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Greeks: 10,096 -Turks: 174,337 -Armen.: 600 -Rest: (All: 185,056)

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• Vilayet of Ankara:

:1) Sanjak of Ankara;

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Greeks: 3,154 -Turks: 265,283 -Armen.: 14,019 -Rest: (All: 283,043)

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:2) Sanjak of Kirsehir;

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Greeks: 717 -Turks: 116,999 -Armen.: 346 -Rest: (All: 118,062)

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:3) Sanjak of Kayseri;

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Greeks: 23,201 -Turks: 157,331 -Armen.: 44,985 -Rest: (All: 226,912)

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:4) Sanjak of Yozgat;

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Greeks: 18,801 -Turks: 128,787 -Armen.: 39,448 -Rest: (All: 194,281)

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• Vilayet of Kastamonu:

:1) Sanjak of Kastamonu;

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Greeks: 10,783 -Turks: 334,337 -Armen.: 1,424 -Rest: (All: 346,552)

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:2) Sanjak of Sinop;

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Greeks: 7,986 -Turks: 319,224 -Armen.: 507 -Rest: (All: 324,738)

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:3) Sanjak of Kankiri;

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Greeks: 1,143 -Turks: 165,407 -Armen.: 960 -Rest: (All: 167,510)

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:4) Sanjak of Bolu;

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Greeks: 5,007 -Turks: 119,467 -Armen.: 314 -Rest: (All: 129,846)

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• Vilayet of Sivas:

:1) Sanjak of Sivas;

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Greeks: 7,702 -Turks: 451,214 -Armen.: 64,070 -Rest: (All: 522,986)

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:2) Sanjak of Amasya;

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Greeks: 36,739 -Turks: 198,000 -Armen.: 50,600 -Rest: (All: 285,339)

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:3) Sanjak of Karahisar-Sarki

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Greeks: 27,761 -Turks: 38,500 -Armen.: 18,046 -Rest: (All: 84,307)

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:4) Sanjak of Tokat;

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Greeks: 27,174 -Turks: 151,800 -Armen.: 37,919 -Rest: (All: 216,893)

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• Vilayet of Trebzon:

:1) Sanjak of Trabzon;

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Greeks: 154,774 -Turks: 404,656 -Armen.: 26,321 -Rest: (All: 583,751)

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:2) Sanjak of Samsun(Djanik);

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Greeks: 136,087 -Turks: 233,454 -Armen.: 22,585 -Rest: (All: 392,126)

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:3) Sanjak of Lazistan;

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Greeks: 2,924 -Turks: 231,885 -Armen.: 0 -Rest: (All: 234,809)

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:4) Sanjak of Argiropolis(Gumus-Haneh);

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Greeks: 59,748 -Turks: 87,871 -Armen.: 1,718 -Rest: (All: 149,337)

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