Ethnic Identity, Memory and Political Behaviour

The Case of Turkish-Speaking Pontian Greeks

Bibliographic Data

ID5830809
AuthorsNikos Marantzidis (0000-0002-1852-2275, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume5
Issue3
Pages56-79
Publication date2000-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth European Society & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-8746 • E-ISSN: 1743-9612
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13608740508539614
OpenAlexW2097182278
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

This article examines the relationship between ethnic identity and political behaviour, focusing on a case-study of a specific ethnic group, the Turkish-speaking Pontian Greeks, during the years 1920-2000. The Turkish-speaking Pontians were Orthodox Christians, coming from the Black Sea region, who arrived as refugees in Greece after the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne between Greece and Turkey in 1923. In the post-Second World War period, Turkish-speaking Pontian Greeks identified themselves politically with parties of the Right. In the interwar years, however, their identity was based on a strong rejection of both royalism and the Right. This article investigates which factors contributed to this change. Previous studies have indicated the importance of the linguistic factor in shaping the political consciousness of these populations. This article attempts a different approach

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