Hidden Armenians
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title:
Hidden Armenians
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Hidden Armenians or crypto-Armenians is an umbrella term to describe Turkish citizens hiding their full or partial Armenian ancestry from the larger Turkish society. They are mostly descendants of Ottoman Armenians who, at least outwardly, were Islamized "under the threat of physical extermination" during the Armenian genocide. Turkish journalist Erhan Başyurt describes hidden Armenians as "families [...] who converted to Islam to escape the deportations and death marches [of 1915], but continue
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Turkish-Armenians who conceal their Armenian identity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Armenians
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2024-04-12T22:24:51Z
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