THE IDENTITY OF LAUSANNE EXCHANGEE ACROSS THE GENERATIONS: THE CASE OF MUSTAFAPAŞA VILLAGE

Authors : Medine Derya CANPOLAT

Pages : 37-65

Doi:10.53838/ankarad.1298164

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Publication Date : 2023-07-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Thanks to the Convention and Protocol Concerning the Exchange of Turkish and Greek Populations, signed between Türkiye and Greece on January 30, 1923, approximately 500 thousand Muslims migrated from Greece to Turkey. Accordingly, this study subjects the exchangees who migrated to Mustafapaşa Village of Nevşehir and their following generations that lived in this village for a hundred years. It aims to scrutinize the exchangees’ knowledge about compulsory migration across generations. It also aims to uncover whether they have protected the values and cultures inherited from their ancestors. Therefore, a fieldwork study was conducted in Mustafapaşa including observations and interviews with 50 exchangees. The data obtained from the field were subjected to content analysis and presented around the thematic framework of the study. The findings revealed that although the knowledge of customs and traditions decreased from generation to generation, the exchangee identity continued to be preserved.
Keywords : Zorunlu Göç, Lozan Nüfus Mübadelesi, Mübadiller, Türkiye, Mustafapaşa, Jerveni, Yunanistan