[Verginius Rufus]

I believe that the Greeks are supposed to be guaranteed rights to live in Istanbul (Constantinople) by the agreement made in the 1920s where there was an exchange of populations--some Turks were allowed to stay in Greek Eastern Thrace as part of the deal. But I wouldn't expect Turkey to honor the agreement.

As for Asia Minor--the term Asia originally applied only to part of western Asia Minor and only later came to mean the entire continent.

The Hittite king Tudhaliya in the 14th century B.C. mentions the "Land of Assuwa"--Assuwa is probably an early form of the name Asia. It seems to have been located in western Asia Minor, the area that the Romans later called the province of Asia.

[Texas Fossil]

Looks like the upcoming election and constitutional amendment is the last chance for Turkey to avoid Islamist killing everyone else.

It has happened before. It can happen now. Erdogans action in Syria and Iraq indicate he will try.