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#Levantines #IzmirliChristians #MasalinAsli Levantines... Ambassadors of civilization that Westerners belittle because they are Easterners, and that Easterners turn away because they are Westerners... The number of those remaining today is between 100 and 150 families of the 400-year-old Christian community of Izmir, which was mentioned as over a thousand families in the past... In the Asli documentary series, we looked at the history, language, culture and literature of the Levantines, the ancient Christians of Izmir... OTHER EPISODES OF THE ASLI DOCUMENTARY SERIES 1. SYRIANS • Syriacs / Their History, Language, Cult... 2. MOLOKANS • Molokans / Their History, Language, Cult... 3. NASTURIANS • Nestorians / Their History, Language, Cult... 4. ARABS • Arabs / Their History, Language, Culture and... 5. AZARIANS • Azeris / Their History, Language, Culture and... 6. MIHELLEMIS • One of the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia... 7. DOM - ROMANS • Dom - Roma / Their History, Language... 8. ALEVI • Alevis / Their History, Language, Culture and... 9. ARMENIANS • Armenians / Their History, Language, Culture and... 10. AFRO-TURKS • There were also those who called Afro-Turks Arabs. P... 11. LAZ • Perhaps you have never known the Laz as such... 12. JEWS • Their language, religion, culture and life... 13. HEMSHINLI • Armenians who were Islamized: Hemshinli... / fehim_isik / isikfehim