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Rumelia
Term for the Balkans under Ottoman rule / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى, romanized: Rum İli, transl. Land of the Romans;[lower-alpha 1] 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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