A Karamanlidic funerary inscription (1841) in Nicaea (Iznik) Museum
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The funerary stone bearing the inscription in Karamanlidic belongs to
the museum of Iznik (Nicaea). It informs us of the name of the deceased Avraam Danilirides, the name of his father, his place of origin, also about two other young friends of his buried in the same tomb: Kiourptsoglou (+ 1831) and Elia Mihal oglou Vairamis (+ 1835). The inscription belongs to the group of inscriptions concerning Turkishspeaking Greeks of central Asia Minor namely the region of Cappadocia. Those Turkish-speaking Greeks were called “Karamanlides” after the name of the Turkish tribe Karaman Beyligi, who dominated Cappadocia during the years 1256-1487. During the 13th cent, the Turkish language was obligatory, so the Cappadocians spoke only the Turkish language. From the 16th cent, onwards there appear various texts, religious and others, written in the Turkish language with Greek letters, for the use of those Turkish-speaking Greeks. The funerary inscription studied in this paper should be considered in the context of this literature.
the museum of Iznik (Nicaea). It informs us of the name of the deceased Avraam Danilirides, the name of his father, his place of origin, also about two other young friends of his buried in the same tomb: Kiourptsoglou (+ 1831) and Elia Mihal oglou Vairamis (+ 1835). The inscription belongs to the group of inscriptions concerning Turkishspeaking Greeks of central Asia Minor namely the region of Cappadocia. Those Turkish-speaking Greeks were called “Karamanlides” after the name of the Turkish tribe Karaman Beyligi, who dominated Cappadocia during the years 1256-1487. During the 13th cent, the Turkish language was obligatory, so the Cappadocians spoke only the Turkish language. From the 16th cent, onwards there appear various texts, religious and others, written in the Turkish language with Greek letters, for the use of those Turkish-speaking Greeks. The funerary inscription studied in this paper should be considered in the context of this literature.
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