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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), Vol.I, pp.239–43; The Encyclopedia of Religion (New York: Macmillan, 1987), Vol.3, pp.21–4; İslam Ansiklopedisi [Encyclopedia of Islam] (Eskişehir: Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 2001), Vol.5, No.1, pp.148–53. 2. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (1998), p.239. 3. Roderic H. Davison, “Russian Skill and Turkish Imbecility: The Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji Reconsidered,” Slavic Review, Vol.35, No.3 (1976), pp.463–83. 4. Caroline Finkel, Osman’s Dream, the Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300–1923 (London: John Murray, 2005). 5. Bernard Lewis, The Political Language of Islam (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1988), pp.83–4. 1. Michael E. Meeker, A Nation of Empire: The Ottoman Legacy of Turkish Modernity (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002). 2. Xavier de Planhol, “Geographica Pontica,” Journal Asiatique, No.251 (1963), pp.293–309; Xavier de Planhol, “A Travers les Chaines Pontiques: Plantations Côtières et Vie Montagnarde,” Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français, Nos. 311–12 (1963), pp.1–12. 3. Anthony Bryer, “Greeks and Türkmens: The Pontic Exception,” Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol.29 (1975), pp.115–50. 4. Bernt Brendemoen, “Laz Influence on Black Sea Dialects?” in Bernt Brendemoen (ed.), Proceedings from the 32nd Meeting of the Permanent International Altaistic Conference, Oslo, June 12–16, 1989 (Oslo: Altaica Osloensia, Universitetsforlaget, 1990), pp.49–64. 5. Meeker (2002). 1. Due to the vagaries of the seat distribution system, the AKP suffered a reduction of parliamentary seats from 363 to approximately 340, despite its increased share of the popular vote. In addition, a third party, the right‐wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), gained seats in this election, and approximately 25 Independents, mostly from the Kurdish southeast, also were seated. The new parliament is thus more representative of the electorate and also somewhat more diverse than was its predecessor. 2. In fact, Gül’s candidacy precipitated the general election, which consolidated the AKP’s hold on power. The candidacy was blocked in spring 2007 by a combination of secularist forces, including the main opposition party, the constitutional court, and a vociferous military establishment. 3. Analogies between the Catholic–Protestant divide and differences between the Sunni and Shi’a are very tricky indeed and should be undertaken only with great care and a great deal of detailed knowledge.