The Turkish Minority In Bulgaria 1878 1908 — Ömer TURAN

Abbreviations PREFACE INTRODUCTION OF THE SOURCES CHAPTER 1 BULGARIA BEFORE THE AUTONOMY 1 1 The Land 1 2 Bulgaria Before the Ottoman Period 1 3 Bulgaria During the Ottoman Period 1 3 1 Turkish Settlements in Bulgaria 1 3 2 The Ottoman Administrative Policy 1 3 3 Bulgaria Under the Ottoman Rule 1 3 4 Bulgaria in the Nineteenth Century 1 4 The Emergence and Rise of Bulgarian Nationalism CHAPTER 2 THE BULGARIAN PRINCIPALITY 1878 1908 2 1 Towards the Bulgarian Principality 2 1 1 The April Uprising of 1876 and Its Effects 2 1 2 The Bulgarian Commission 2 1 3 War and Peace 2 2 The Bulgarian Principality 2 2 1 The Formation of Autonomous Bulgaria 2 2 2 Eastern Roumelia 2 2 3 The Period of Stambulov and Ferdinand 2 2 4 The Macedonian Question 2 2 5 Towards Bulgarian Independence CHAPTER 3 POPULATION 3 1 The Population of the Danubean Province 3 1 1 According to the Ottoman Sources 3 1 2 According to the Russian Sources 3 1 3 According to the British and the French Sources 3 2 The Population of the Bulgarian Principality CHAPTER 4 THE INFLUENCE OF THE 1877 1878 RUSSIAN TURKISH WAR 4 1 The Influence of the War 4 2 Turkish Migrations 4 2 1 Migrations During the War 4 2 2 Migrations During the Principality 4 3 The Rhodope Resistance CHAPTER 5 THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE MUSLIMS IN THE BULGARIAN PRINCIP ALITY 5 1 The Religious Administration of Muslims 5 1 1 The Temporary Regulation of 1880 5 1 2 The Religious Organization in Eastern Roumelia 5 1 3 The Heritage and Executorship Problems of the Muslims 5 1 4 The Consecutive Regulation Drafts 1886 1908 5 2 Religious Life 5 2 1 Conversions 5 2 2 Mosques Tekkes and the Muslim Cemeteries 5 3 The Islamic Foundations Vakıfs CHAPTER 6 EDUCATION OF MUSLIMS IN THE BULGARIAN PRINCIP ALITY 6 1 Education of Muslims Before the Principality 6 2 Education of Muslims During the Principality 6 2 1 The Literacy of Muslims 6 2 2 The Education of Muslims in Eastern Roumelia 6 3 The Education of Muslims in the Bulgarian Principality 6 3 1 Muslim Primary Schools 6 3 1 1 The Financial Conditions of Muslim Schools 6 3 1 2 The Teachers of Muslim Primary Schools 6 3 2 Muslim Secondary Schools Rüştiyes and Medreses 6 4 Attempts to Improve Muslim Education in the Principality 6 4 1 The Assistance of the Ottoman Government 6 4 2 The Initiatives 6 4 3 The Association of Muslim Teachers in Bulgaria 6 4 4 The New Bulgarian Education Law CHAPTER 7 THEPOLITICAL LIFE AND JOURNALISM OF THE TURKS IN THE BULGARIAN PRINCIPALITY 7 1 The Political Life of the Turks in the Principality 7 1 1 The Political Life During the First Years 7 1 2 Eastern Roumelia 7 1 3 The Elections 7 1 4 The Muslim Deputies 7 1 5 The Political Rights of the Muslim Gypsies 7 1 6 The Attempts for a Muslim Political Organization 7 2 The Turkish Press in the Bulgarian Principality 7 2 1 The Turkish Press Before the Principality 7 2 2 The Turkish Journalism in the Bulgarian Principality 7 2 3 The Reader Potential of the Turkish Newspapers in Bulgaria 7 2 4 Why Turkish Journalism in Bulgaria 7 2 5 The Contents of the Turkish Newspapers 7 2 6 The Attitude of Istanbul Towards the Turkish Press in Bulgaria 7 2 7 The Attitude of the Bulgarian Authorities CONCLUSION AND FINAL WORDS ÖZET SUMMARY IN TURKISH BIBLI OGRAPHY INDEX APPENDIXES Appendix 1 Geographical Map of Bulgaria Appendix 2 Place Names and District Boundaries in Bulgaria Appendix 3 Density of the Muslim Population in the Bulgarian Principality in 1893 Appendix 4 Ethnic Composition of Bulgarian Towns 1880 84 1910 Appendix 5 Change in the Population Ration of the Bulgarian Cities Appendix 6 The Other Versions of Place Names Appendix 7 Glossary of Turkish and Bulgarian Terms Appendix 8 The List of the Turkish Newspapers Published in Bulgaria During the Principality 1878 1908