Rumelia

This article is about the entire historical region. For the Ottoman province of Rumelia, see Rumelia Eyalet. For the Ottoman autonomous province, see Eastern Rumelia. For the Greek region of Roúmeli, see Central Greece.
"Turkey in Europe" redirects here. For the part of modern Turkey geographically part of Europe, see East Thrace.
Map of Rumelia in 1801

Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, romanized: Rum İli, transl. Land of the Romans;[a] Turkish: Rumeli; Greek: Ρωμυλία) was the name of a historical region in Southeastern Europe that was administered by the Ottoman Empire, roughly corresponding to the Balkans. In its wider sense, it was used to refer to all Ottoman possessions and vassals in Europe. These would later be geopolitically classified as "the Balkans", although Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia are often excluded.[1][2][3] During the period of its existence, Rumelia was more often known in English as Turkey in Europe.


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  1. ^ Juhász, József (2015). "Hungary and the Balkans in the 20th Century — From the Hungarian Perspective". Prague Papers on the History of International Relations: 115 – via CEJSH. After 1918, with the massive reduction of Hungary's territory and influence, many Western observers held Hungary to be one of the nations of the Balkans. But Hungary never regarded itself as part of that region, especially since the term 'Balkans' carried negative connotations.
  2. ^ Graubard, Stephen Richards, ed. (1999). A new Europe for the old?. New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.: Transaction Publishers. pp. 70–73. ISBN 978-0-7658-0465-5.
  3. ^ Kolstø, Pål (2016-08-08). "'Western Balkans' as the New Balkans: Regional Names as Tools for Stigmatisation and Exclusion". Europe-Asia Studies. 68 (7): 1246–1248. doi:10.1080/09668136.2016.1219979. ISSN 0966-8136.