The Greek Turk
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The Greek Turk
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September 2016
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2016
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The discovery of a prominent Turkish politician of Greek descent is not a common occurrence, although the relations between the two peoples are closer than one can imagine on both sides of the Aegean. The case of this man, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha,
who remains little known in Greece, occupied only a few researchers in Chios, where he was born and his relatives in Istanbul where he later lived and grew up. The investigations focused on whether he was really Greek and from whom he was descended in Chios. Nobody was concerned with his life and work, which on a political, scientific and spiritual level was very important, in fact it received a huge international prominence in his time. For the author of the book it is obvious that the silence that surrounds this extremely interesting case is another proof of the poor state of Greek-Turkish relations, that, no matter what is said, unfortunately remains untreatable. In conclusion, this Greek slave from Chios reached the position of the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, at the same time that its peoples were claiming national independence; the Greeks were the rising current of the country; the Russians were encamped outside Istanbul; international lenders were weaning the empire; the progressive forces demanded constitutional reforms; and Sultan Abdul Hamid, although insightful, intelligent and modern, undermined any attempt at substantial political reform.
(Edited and translated blurb from publisher’s website)
who remains little known in Greece, occupied only a few researchers in Chios, where he was born and his relatives in Istanbul where he later lived and grew up. The investigations focused on whether he was really Greek and from whom he was descended in Chios. Nobody was concerned with his life and work, which on a political, scientific and spiritual level was very important, in fact it received a huge international prominence in his time. For the author of the book it is obvious that the silence that surrounds this extremely interesting case is another proof of the poor state of Greek-Turkish relations, that, no matter what is said, unfortunately remains untreatable. In conclusion, this Greek slave from Chios reached the position of the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, at the same time that its peoples were claiming national independence; the Greeks were the rising current of the country; the Russians were encamped outside Istanbul; international lenders were weaning the empire; the progressive forces demanded constitutional reforms; and Sultan Abdul Hamid, although insightful, intelligent and modern, undermined any attempt at substantial political reform.
(Edited and translated blurb from publisher’s website)
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320
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