The Greeks, who dominate the education of…

1886 CE

The Greeks, who dominate the education of Orthodox Albanians, join the Turks in suppressing the Albanians' culture, especially Albanian-language education.

The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople threatens in 1886 to excommunicate anyone found reading or writing Albanian, and priests teach that God will not understand prayers uttered in Albanian.

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Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey View →

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Albanians View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Ottoman Empire View → Greeks (Modern) View → Avlona, Sanjak of View → Montenegro, prince-bishopric of View → Russian Empire View → Greece, Kingdom of View → Austria-Hungary View → German Empire (“Second Reich”) View → Bulgaria (Ottoman vassal), Principality of View → Romania, Kingdom of View → Serbia, Kingdom of View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) View → Italy (Italian Republic) View →

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