Nişanyan History Atlas
Sevan Nişanyan & Bilal Selim Filiz
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Crimean and Caucasian Immigrants in Bulgaria at the End of the 19th Century
Categories: Balkans
An often-overlooked dimension. A substantial portion of the Circassians and Tatars in Turkey are Rumelian immigrants. Tatars, starting in 1783, and Nogais and Circassians, after 1863, migrated to Ottoman Rumelia. In 1877–78, they lost their homes for a second time.
created: December 22, 2024
updated: September 22, 2026