Bulgaria’s denial of its Ottoman past and Turkish identity

Tomasz Dominik Kamusella

Bulgaria’s denial of its Ottoman past and Turkish identity

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Despite more than five hundred years of Turkish rule, the majority of present-day Bulgarians demonise and reject “non-Bulgarian” – that is, Turkish, Muslim, or Roma – influences in their history and culture. While the Bulgarian government’s harshest policies of ethnic cleansing concluded with the fall of communism, this exclusivist narrative of Bulgarian national history nevertheless continues to discriminate against such communities.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	New Eastern Europe
Publication status	Published - 24 Mar 2019

Keywords

Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Bulgaria
Roma
Turks
Muslims
identity denial
national historiography
school education

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Shqipëria: mohimi i të kaluarës otomane
Translated title of the contribution: Albania: a denial of the Ottoman pastKamusella, T. & Selimi, B. (Editor), 9 Jan 2023, Drini.
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Bulgaria’s denial of its Ottoman past and Turkish identity

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