General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox

The General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox () was a pro-Turkish nationalist group of Orthodox Christians set up in 1922 and mainly active in the Turkish-speaking, Eastern Orthodox Karamanlides population in central Anatolia. Unlike most Greek Orthodox Christians, they supported Kemal Atatürk.Page 58, The last dragoman: the Swedish orientalist Johannes Kolmodin as scholar, Elisabeth Özdalga At the time, it had support from the Orthodox Bishop of Havza, as well as numerous other congregations.Page 152, The last dragoman: the Swedish orientalist Johannes Kolmodin as scholar, Elisabeth Özdalga

See also Christianity in Turkey

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