The Annexation of Thessaly 1881 National History Museum Athens ( The annexation of the region of Thessaly to Greece was a turning point in the organization and life of the Muslims in the region. Thessaly did not become part of Greece after a revolution or a military conflict but after prolonged negotiations with the Ottoman state, which were conducted under the auspices of the Great Powers at the time. About 40,000 Muslims lived in Thessaly (11 percent of the region’s total population) prior to the region’s annexation to Greece, and both the Ottoman Empire and the Great Powers forced the Greek

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