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Cappadocian Migration to Constantinople |
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Migration from Cappadocia to Constantinople started in the 15th century as part of Mehmed II's policy to provide inhabitants for the new capital through compulsory population movements; migration, however, followed until the 20th century. The immigrants came mostly from settlements with limited potential for agricultural development. In Constantinople, they were active as foodstuff traders or craftsmen or even in the service sector. |
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Cappadocian migration to the Pontus |
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The first evidence about regular migration from Cappadocian settlements to the Pontus comes from the early 17th century. However, migration increased significantly in the 19th century, when commercial centres developed in the Pontus, the most important being Samsun (Amisos). |
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Cappadocian Migration to the Smyrna Region |
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The migration from Cappadocian settlements to Smyrna and the western coast of Asia Minor (18th-20th c.) took place mainly due to the limited potential for economic development in the migrants' places of origin. The development of Smyrna and new economic centres in the wider region increased migration in the 19th century. |
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Cappadocian Out-Migration |
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Migration, mainly of the male population, was very common in several Cappadocian settlements, particularly in places without potential for significant economic development. The most frequent destinations of the immigrants were Constantinople, Pontus, Smyrna and the western coast as well as cities of Cilicia and central Asia Minor. The immigrants usually stayed there for a long time and activated as tradesmen and craftsmen. There was also seasonal migration. |
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Cappadocians in Constantinople (Ottoman period) |
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Forced Migration of Anatolians to Constantinople and Cyprus, 15th - 16th c |
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Migration from the Cyclades Islands to Smyrna |
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A migration flow from the Cyclades to Smyrna and the city’s periphery from the 17th until the 20th century. |
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Migration from the East Aegean Islands to Western Asia Minor |
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Migratory movements from the islands of the East Aegean (Lesvos, Chios, Samos and the Dodecanese) to western Asia Minor (mainly the coast) due to the economic development of the region. |
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Migration from the Pontus to Russia and the Caucasus |
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The movements of the Greek Orthodox populations of the Pontus to the Russian coasts of the Black Sea mainly during the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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