Associations of the Greek Orthodox in Constantinople |
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The great developments in the collective activities of the Greeks in Constantinople from the middle of the 19th century until the 1920s were due to the favourable conditions created by the reforms introduced to the Ottoman Empire; such include the institution of egalitarianism for both Muslim and non-Muslim subjects, as well as the legal foundation of Greek-Orthodox communities. These associations embarked upon rich scientific, educational and recreational activities, while ideas, anxieties,... |
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Charity Society of Ypsomatheia, Psamathia (Samatya) |
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Ladies' Charity Society of Peran |
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Mental Hospital of Eğri Kapu, Constantinople |
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National Hospital at Baloukli (Balıklı) |
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Philanthropy in Constantinople |
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The organised philanthropic activity in Constantinople’s Greek-Orthodox community dates to the period between the second half of the 18th century to the Balkan wars. The education of indigent children, the organisation of hospitals according to European models, the care for the abandoned children and the provision of job to the poor comprised the basic feature of that bid. These practices signalled a change in the perception of poverty within a context marked by the attempt to westernize the... |
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Plague hospital of Eptapyrgio (Yedikule), Constantinople |
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Plague hospital of the Kulades (Yedikule), Constantinople |
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