An island unmixed
European military intervention and the displacement of Crete's Muslims, 1896–1908
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10279523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uğur Zekeriya Peçe (0000-0002-0075-8044, Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 575-591 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263206.2018.1430573 |
| OpenAlex | W2789424934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines the displacement of the majority of Crete's Muslim population after an upheaval led to the establishment of an autonomous regime on the island in 1898, following the military intervention by a coalition of European powers (Britain, France, Italy and Russia). By drawing a connection between Cretan topography and the type of intervention, I argue that the coalition's policies played a central role in Muslim emigration from the greatest Ottoman island. The article highlights the sectarian lens through which the European decision-makers regarded relations between the island's Christian and Muslim populations. In so doing, it makes a contribution to the history of European intervention in the Ottoman Empire. The final section offers a glimpse into the diminished Muslim minority under the autonomous regime, which was established after Abdülhamid II withdrew his soldiers from Crete, signifying de facto termination of Ottoman sovereignty on the island
Ancient history · De facto · Emigration · Ethnology · Immigration · Intervention (counseling · Irregular migration · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Sovereignty · African history and culture analysis · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Demography · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |