Turkish and Greek relations in an age of turmoil (1821-1922) : from coexistence to conflict / Mustafa Serdar Palabıyık.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding the concept of genocide and its major components (target group, intent and motive) -- 3. Tourkokratia or Millet system? Understanding the orthodox Greek community under the Ottoman rule until the nineteenth century -- 4. The Greek war of independence or Greek rebellion? Understanding the establishment of Greece and its impact on the Ottoman Greeks -- 5. The Megali idea or golden age of the Ottoman Greeks? Understanding Greek expansionism, Ottoman age of reform and their impact on the Ottoman Greeks -- 6. The unity of components (Ittihad-ı Anasır) or a renewed form of Tourkokratia? Understanding the Ottoman Greeks under the rule of the Committee of Union and progress (CUP) -- 7. Relocation as a military precaution or the first wave of genocide? Understanding the relationship between the Ottoman Greeks and the CUP administration during World War I -- 8. The national liberation or Asia minor catastrophe? Understanding the Greek occupation of Western Anatolia, Turkish resistance movement and the Pontic question -- a. Paris peace conference and the Pontus question -- b. Western Anatolian stage of war: From megali idea to Asia minor catastrophe -- c. The Black Sea stage of war: From attempting an independent Pontic state to relocation -- 9. Understanding current Greek diaspora activities for international recognition of the 'Greek genocide' -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. Bibliography.