This dissertation was written as part of the MSc in Black Sea and Eastern
Mediterranean Studies at the International Hellenic University. Aim of this work is to
demonstrate that the Greeks of Pontus have been an organic part of Hellenism by
examining Greek nation and identity and at the same time highlighting the
“Greekness” of the Southern Black Sea Hellenic population (Πόντιοι, Greeks of
Pontus).
The period examined ends with the Exodus of Asia Minor Greek population.
Before the tragic events in the early 1920s, there were attempts for the end of
Ottoman rule in the region of Pontus. These attempts range from autonomy and
Ponto-Armenian Federation to independence and inclusion to the Greek state. The
Ottoman empire “theater” had many “actors” whose motives and actions shaped
history. The chaotic post World War I world and the conflicting interests played its
own important role in the outcome of events.
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