Cretan Revolt (1897–1898)
Videos
The Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898 was a successful insurrection by the Greek Orthodox population of Crete against the rule of the Ottoman Empire after decades of rising tensions. The Greek insurrectionis
Cretan rebel leaders in early 1897
View of Chania after the Muslim burning of Christian neighborhoods
Cretan Muslims
Videos
The Cretan Muslims or Cretan Turks were the Greek Muslim inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their descendants settled principally in Turkey, the Dodecanese Islands under Italian administration, Syria
Cretan Revolt (1897–1898)
…the other European allies issued an ultimatum to the Ottoman government to withdraw Its troops and citizens from Crete within 30 days. The majority of Cretan Turks left Crete at 1898. On 25 November the representatives in Athens of France, Italy, Great Britain and Russia proposed to King George I of Greece the…
Cretan Muslims in their traditional costume; 19th-20th century
A Cretan Muslim woman, illustrated in 1896
Ahmed Resmî Efendi (1700–1783) an Ottoman statesman and historian, who was born into a Muslim family of Greek descent in Crete.