What did the Turks call the Greeks?

Why are Greeks called Greek in English, Yunan in Turkish and Arabic, Ellines in Greek? It is likely that the Hittites used a variant of Achaeans, Ahhiyawa, to refer to Greeks. * The Persians were first in contact with the Ionian Greeks, so they called Greeks Yunan.

Where is Anatolian peninsula?

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Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey.

Why did the Greek language become the official language of Cappadocia?

This Greek population movement of the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC solidified a Greek presence in Cappadocia. As a result, Greek became the lingua franca of the region’s natives. It would become the sole spoken language of the region’s inhabitants within three centuries and would remain so for the next one thousand years.

What happened to the ancient Greeks in Cappadocia?

The Cappadocian Greeks hid in these rock-cut underground towns from many raiders over the next millennium, from 9th century Arab invaders to 11th century Turkish conquerors to 15th century Mongols.

Are there still underground cities in Cappadocia?

As late as the 20th century the local Cappadocian Greeks were still using the underground cities as refuges (Greek: καταφύγια) from periodic waves of Ottoman persecution. The most famous of these ancient underground cities are at the Cappadocian Greek villages of Anaku-Inegi (Ανακού) and Malakopi-Melagob (Μαλακοπή).

Why did Karahisarithis convert to Turkish?

In 1924, Karahisarithis started to conduct the liturgy in Turkish, and quickly won support from the new Turkish Republic formed after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. He claimed that the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople was ethnically centered and favored the Greek population.