Karamanlides
Overview
Turkish language
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people native to the Karaman
Karaman
Karaman is a town in south central Turkey, located north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to 2000 census, the population of the province is 231 872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area...
and Cappadocia
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
regions of Anatolia
Anatolia
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. Today, a majority of the population live within Greece
Greece
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, though there is a notable diaspora in Western Europe
Western Europe
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and North America
North America
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Karamanlides is an umbrella term used to describe all Greek Orthodox
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
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Christians in Central Anatolia who had adopted Turkish as their primary language. It is derived from the 13th century Beylik of Karaman.
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