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
Religions of the ancient Near East justified to summarize the whole region under a single term, but that does not mean, of course, that each historical period and each region should not be looked at individually for a detailed description. This article will attempt to outline the common traits of ancient Near Eastern religions, and refer to sub-articles for in-depth descriptions. The ancient Near East includes the following subregions: The earliest sources, from c. 2500 BC, allow glimpses of Sumerian religion and ancient Egyptian religion. Early Hittite religion bore traits descended from Proto-Indo-European religion, but the later Hittite religions became more and more assimilated to Mesopotamian