The two-volume publication includes 700 documents, transcribed from the ottoman language, translated and fully annotated.

What was the reaction of the Sublime Porte to the outbreak of the local uprisings of 1821? How did the Ottomans interpret the current existences and how did they launch their reaction towards the “infidel Greeks”? Have we exhausted the primary sources referring to the Greek War of Independence?

The new publication by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation “Those Infidel Greeks”: The Greek War of Independence through Ottoman Archival Documents sheds light on these and many other related questions.

Under the supervision of Dr. Şükrü Ilıcak, a large group of researchers examined a number of archives that had not yet been studied. The two-volume publication includes 700 documents, transcribed from the ottoman language, translated and fully annotated. These are letters dating from June 1821 to 1826, when the Great Powers began their official diplomatic intervention.

The publication is in English, honoring both the international impact of the Greek Revolution – it is clear today that we are talking about a pan-European event – as well as the global academic interest in these documents. In addition to new information about the battles and the events of the Greek War of Independence, these documents come to help historians and scholars understand the concept of revolution during the so-called Age of Revolutions.

First page of the Ayniyat register #581. This register starts on August 16, 1825

Consistent in its contribution to Greek History and following a relevant agreement with the Brill publishing house, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation secured the copyright of the work, thus ensuring electronic and free access to all interested parties. You can download the book here.