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Τουρκαλβανός

English translation: Turko-Albanian

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Greek term or phrase:Τουρκαλβανός
English translation:Turko-Albanian
Entered by: Philip Lees

17:25 Mar 25, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Historical Descriptions of Nationalities
Greek term or phrase: Τουρκαλβανός
Greetings,

Please see:
http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Δερβέναγας

Is it at all possible that, during the days of the Ottoman Empire, Τουρκαλβανός was the general term for any Muslim native to Greece?

Presumably no Muslim would have been described as Έλληνας as most Greeks living in those times would have considered it impossible to be Greek and Muslim.

Perhaps these Τουρκαλβανοί even despised Greek as an “infidel” language and tended to bring up their children speaking Turkish or Albanian? (Even today, I believe, most Albanians are nominally Muslim, so perhaps that meant that the language spoken by them was more acceptable).

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:02
Turko-Albanian
Explanation:
It does seem to be a bit controversial.
Selected response from:

Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Turko-Albanian
Philip Lees
4 +1turkalbanian
Albana Dhimitri
5Turkish Albanian
olgaproz (X)


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Turko-Albanian


Explanation:
It does seem to be a bit controversial.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=turko-albanian
Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivi Rocou: Turko-Albanian was not the general term for any Muslim native to Greece during the days of the Ottoman Empire. Often, the term was used to describe the Arvanites. It is controversial.
52 mins
agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
agree  Evi Prokopi (X)
4 hrs
agree  Romina Kipouridou
17 hrs
agree  marina2002
20 hrs
agree  Eleni Makantani
1 day 1 hr
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
turkalbanian


Explanation:
Ως προς την ονομασία στα αγγλικά.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-03-26 07:47:41 GMT)
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http://www.google.gr/search?hl=el&client=firefox-a&channel=s...

Albana Dhimitri
Greece
Local time: 03:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian, Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Koutraki: or Turk-Albanian..
4 days
  -> Ευχαριστώ!
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Turkish Albanian


Explanation:
an albanian living in turkey

olgaproz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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