Minorities in Turkey

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/minorities-in-turkey

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Minorities in Turkey?783,562 square kilometers (302,535 sq mi)
2. What is the capital of Minorities in Turkey?Ankara
3. What language do people speak in Minorities in Turkey?Turkish
4. What is the estimated minority population?Approximately 25-28% of the total population of around 85 million
5. What is the recognized minorities (treaty of lausanne)?Armenians, Greeks, and Jews

Dhimmi: A historical term for non-Muslim subjects living in a Muslim state, granted protection but with certain restrictions.
Millet System: An Ottoman administrative system that organized non-Muslim religious communities with a degree of autonomy.
Nation-State: A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Turkification: A policy or process aimed at assimilating non-Turkish populations into Turkish culture and identity.