Albanian-speakers of Western Thrace migrated towards today's European Turkey (Eastern Thrace), especially near Istanbul. Many Muslim Albanians achieved high office in Ottoman society and many of them, most notably the Köprülü family, became Grand Viziers of the Empire. The majority of the Albanian emigration came from Northern Kosovo and the Korça region of Albania. Descendants of this immigrants would later play an important role in the National Renaissance of Albania. The number of Albanians that resided in the region is unknown, as statistical data of the Ottoman Empire were based on religious identification (millets). Thus, the Orthodox Albanians were part of the Rûm millet,
Eastern Front (Turkey) operations. On April 2, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows: On May 15, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows: On June 22, 1920, the Eastern Front was organized as follows: On August 11, 1920, the Nahcivan Detachment was organized as follows: On October 1, 1922, the Eastern Front was organized as follows: Eastern Front (Turkey) The Eastern Front (Modern Turkish: "Şark Cephesi" or "Doğu Cephesi") was one of the fronts of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence. Its commanded all military units in Eastern Region. At first, its headquarters