The reality is the Ottomans had periods of tolerance in the millet system with Ethnarchs,…
The reality is the Ottomans had periods of tolerance in the millet system with Ethnarchs, as well as periods of rabid persecution of Orthodox, depending on the Sultan. The worse period was 1800s and Greek revolution.
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- Jay Dyer
Critiques the Ottoman Empire's treatment of Orthodox Christians.
“the Ottomans had periods of tolerance in the millet system with Ethnarchs, as well as periods of rabid persecution of Orthodox, depending on the Sultan.”
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1Jay presents that the Ottomans had periods of tolerance and persecution of Orthodox Christians depending on the Sultan, noting that the worst period was the 1800s during the Greek revolution.