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BILKENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES THE GAGAUZ: PAST AND PRESENT A THESIS SUBMITTED BY AYTENKILIC TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -·········--·------Aj ..t~-----~-~-~·-~----·······- ,,~. ,_/ ~-:: / '_,_,, '-./, ~,,~;,c;/ . v' • ,,.,......,..._ v ........ .T.-""'v IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AUGUST 1997 Thesis DK ')D~ .3~ ·G.2-5" K 'SS- 1 '3':H· g c~~ 8 3 9 8 I certify that I have read this thesis and in my opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science in International Relations I Asst. Prof. H<>lan Kmmh · Thesifsupervisor I certify that I have read this thesis and in my opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science in International Relations Asst. Prof. Hasan Dnal I certify that I have read this thesis and in my opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and · quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science in International Relations ~~1J Approved by the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Social Sciences ABSTRACT The Gagauz are an Orthodox Christian, Turkish speaking ethnic minority of about 300.000 whose historic lands are situated in present-day Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, but the majority of which (153.000) lives mainly in Moldova. The ethnic origin of the Gagauz has long been a vexing issue. Their ancestral tongue is part of the southwestern division of Turkic languages, but their precise history is disputed.
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