Greek Muslims all Greek dialects spoken in Turkey, a term akin to "Romeyka" derived from the word "ρωμαίικα" or Roman with Byzantine origins. Current day Greeks refer to their language as "ελληνικά" or Greek, an appellation that replaced the previous term "Romeiika" during the early nineteenth century. In Turkey standard modern Greek is referred to as "Yunanca", whereas the ancient Greek language is called "Eski Yunanca" or "Grekçe". According to Heath W. Lowry's great work about Ottoman tax books ("Tahrir Defteri") with Halil İnalcık, it is claimed that most "Turks" of Trebizond and the Pontic Alps region in northeastern Anatolia are of
Little League World Series (Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region) with African teams joining the Europe and Africa Region (formerly Europe Region, which also includes Israel and Turkey). In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The Asia Region comprised Little Leagues from mainland Asia. The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia Region Tournament between 2001 and 2006. Each year's winner is indicated in green. Two teams from the Asia Region won the Little League World Series — Tokyo in and . In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The list below lists each country's participant