| Show the population of turkey A contemporary in speaking of the proposed interference of russia in behalf of the christian population of turkey ys says that the christians are thinly scattered among among a warlike people the turks who have not forgotten L fo rg otten their old tartar instincts of plunder alia alid arla and 0 oppression now so far from the christians aping being thinly scattered over turkey in europe the turkey under consideration they far tar outnumber out number the edans the last reliable census of the ottoman empire gives turkey in europe and nd christians nearly two to one of the former As this question is doubtless one to come again prominently before the world we have thought it best to give a table containing the population of european turkey which maybe useful for future reference re ferenc we will also state that the whole ottoman empire if we include egypt nubia Sen tripoli barka fez and tunis all of which are claimed to be under the sway of the sultan contains about or of inhabitants the african possessions are but little more than nominal dependencies and so it may be said in regard to some of the sultans provinces in arabia which singularly enough include a portion of western africa but in matters of religion and war islam knows but one head and one heart the descendent of 0 osman Abdul khan of stamboul is the earthly leader of every true follower of mohammed the total population of european turkey is COO and in the annexed statistics we can see what hat great interests nominal christians have there and why russia feels so deeply in regard to turkey in a politic politico orel o rel rei religious fagious 0 point of lew i chri tin besnia bosnia servia Wall achta boco noid Nula avld avla i I 1 t 4 5 37 37 nicch 4 6 vehip ul y v Z R 6 za loumella Rou mella niella bl tl yania rl 1 crete r i stai stat borl bori f archipelago Q i 1 6 10 tol total toi the total population of asiatic turkey ia is about of which doubtless more I 1 than ten millions are nominal christians I 1 en english lish paper |
