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Conference in Amasya About Population Exchange 03/11/2010

Özcan Pehlivanoğlu, the founder president of the Federation of Rumeli and Balkan Turks, will give a lecture in Taşova district of Amasya about Rumeli, Balkans and Turk-Greece Population Exchange at November 6, 2010.

The conference planned to be existed in Municipality Wedding Saloon between 18.00-21.00 have been organized with adding of Association of Rumeli Balkan Turk of Istanbul-Amasya, Association of Saving Balkan Turkish Culture and Platform of Balkan Turks of Taşova. Özcan Pehlivanoğlu, one of the important names of Rumeli-Balkan society living in Turkey and author of the book "Hello Rumeli", will explain process of Turk-Greece Population Exchange and make a slayt show about the event.

Turk-Greece Population Exchange dramatically influenced life of Roma Gypsies living in both countries. Many christian Gypsies were sent to Greece from Turkey and many muslim Gypsies were forced to leave Greece and to go Turkey in context of Population exchange.

Source: Anayurt Newspaper