Ottoman Archives: There is no “Macedonian” Nation

In the Turkish Institute of Ottoman Studies, there is a unique document which mentions all the non-muslim Nations during Ottoman era. Naturally the pseudomacedonians are nowhere to be found!!!

http://www.osmanli.org.tr/dosyaara.php?bolum=4&id=264

«Gayr-ı Müslimlerin etnik olarak dağılımı ise şöyledir; Rumlar, Yunanlılar, Bulgarlar, Pomaklar, Sırplar, Hırvatlar, Karadağlılar, Bosnalılar, Arnavutlar, Macarlar, Polonyalılar, Çingeneler, Ermeniler, Gürcüler, Süryaniler, Kildaniler, Araplar (Maruni, Melkit vs), Yahudiler, Romenler, Türkler (Gagavuzlar), Kıptiler, Habeşler.»

Translation:

The distribution of the non-Muslims are ethnically, Greeks, Bulgarians, Pomaks, Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Bosnians, Albanians, Hungarians, Poles, Gypsies, Armenians, Georgians, Assyrians, Chaldees, the Arabs (Maronite, Melkit, etc.), Jews, Romanians, Turks (Gagauz), Copts, Ethiopians

Source: Macedonian Chronicles

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