Features of the Ethno-Religious Situation in Asia Minor in the 14th Century

This article analyses the ethno-religious situation in Asia Minor fourteenth century and position of individual ethnic religious communities territories Turkish beyliks. The study demonstrates that, despite loss all by Byzantium century, a significant part Greek population continued to live lands occupied Turks. Until middle remote sparsely populated areas Anatolia, processes Turkization Islamization proceeded very slowly. By end small villages Western Anatolia practically ceased exist, their gradually became Islamized. At same time, large cities administrative centers, Greeks quite quickly mastered language customs “infidels” integrated into economic system Muslim society, because tax Turks allowed Romans retain identity exchange for paying jizya. It was revealed that other is reflected sources only fragmentarily. A specific feature development region resettlement numerous groups Jews Anatolia. activity highly valued emirs Minor, who were interested normal functioning urban community. probably had certain privileges Jewish coexist comfortably with customs. these factors — benefits provided Turks, opportunity non-Muslims participate public life created conditions Anatolian formation multi-ethnic multi-confessional society. served as basis subsequent integration non-Muslim social structures Turkic emirates.