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The opinion about emigration of the Turks did not change, but one more reason for exodus was added: the large number of Turks in Bulgaria. [8] At the beginning of 1950, the Bulgarian government began to forcibly seize the lands of the Turks, especially in the North-Eastern part of the country - Dobruja and Deliorman. [9]
However in 1950-1951 there was an exodus; around 155,000 Turks left Bulgaria for Turkey. [171] The migration of Pomaks was banned, since they were seen as ethnically Bulgarians, unlike the Turkish people. [ 172 ]
The heavy taxation, nationalisation of private minority schools, and measures against the Turkish culture in the name of the modernisation of Bulgaria, built up great pressure for the Turkish minority to emigrate and, when exit restrictions were relaxed in 1950, many ethnic Turks applied to leave. In August 1950 the Bulgarian government ...
Map of Belene Island. The Belene labour camp, also referred to as Belene concentration camp, was part of the network of forced labour camps in Communist Bulgaria. It was located on the Belene Island, between two branches of the Danube river. At the height of Valko Chervenkov's repressions in 1952, the camp had 2,323 inmates - 2,248 men and 75 women
Exodus of Turks from Bulgaria (1950–1951) This page was last edited on 3 March 2019, at 02:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Bulgarian Turks constitute a substantial portion of both Bulgaria's Muslim population and the victims of the "Big Excursion". While Muslims of non-Turkish ethnicities (Pomaks, Muslim Roma, and Tatars among others) were also affected by the "Big Excursion", [1] Pomaks were often referred to as "Turks" and vica versa. [12]
In 1950-1951, around 150,000 Turks left Bulgaria for Turkey, ... Map of Romani students in schools in Bulgaria. Chart of completed degrees by ethnic groups in Bulgaria.
Pages in category "Bulgarian Turks" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Exodus of Turks from Bulgaria (1950–1951) I. Yusuf İsmail; K.