03742cam a22004333u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000160007804000110009404100170010505000070012210000440012924501080017324601040028126400510038530000470043633600260048333700260050933800360053550001380057150000310070950506000074050801740134052013700151453400660288465300380295065300300298865300200301865300480303865300250308665300330311165300260314470000360317085600590320685600430326567626UtSlPG20260610134548.0mcr n260607r20221878utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  altf90022047  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDR1 aBlunt, Fanny Janet Sandison,d1840-192610aTwenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians1 a20 Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aBritish edition published as The People of Turkey: twenty years' residence among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians.  aRelease date is 2022-03-130 aThe Bulgarians -- The Greeks of Turkey -- The Albanians -- The Turks -- The Armenians and Jews in Turkey -- The Circassians, Tatars, and Gypsies of Turkey -- Tenure of land -- Peasant holdings -- Turkish houses -- The seraglio -- Municipality, police, and brigandage -- Ceremonies of birth and infancy -- Food -- Dress -- Turkish weddings -- Christian weddings: Greek, Bulgarian, and Armenian -- Funeral ceremonies -- Education among the Moslems -- Education among the Greeks and Bulgarians -- Superstition -- Islam in Turkey -- Christianity in Turkey -- Religious tolerance and missionary work.  aTurgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians" is a historical account published in the late 19th century, edited by Stanley Lane Poole. The book provides a detailed examination of various ethnic groups in Turkey, particularly focusing on their social conditions, customs, and national characteristics. It is written from the perspective of an Englishwoman who has spent two decades observing and interacting with these communities, highlighting the nuances of their lives and the complex relationships between them.  At the start of the work, the author discusses the lack of authoritative and comprehensive information regarding the Eastern Question, emphasizing the need for a reliable source that captures the diverse conditions of the people living under Ottoman rule. The preface elaborates on her extensive experiences in various provinces of Turkey, setting the tone for a nuanced exploration of the ethnic identities of Bulgarians, Greeks, and Turks, among others. The opening portion introduces us to the complicated historical context of the Bulgarians, detailing their struggles under Ottoman oppression, societal dynamics, and the development of their national identity while contrasting their experiences with those of other groups in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Harper & Brothers, 1878  aTurkey -- Social life and customs  aEastern question (Balkan)  aWomen -- Turkey  aBalkan Peninsula -- Social life and customs  aTurkey -- Population  aWomen -- Education -- Turkey  aLand tenure -- Turkey1 aLane-Poole, Stanley,d1854-19314 uhttps://archive.org/details/twentyyearsresid00lanerich40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67626