The Only Muslim Community that Survived Under Catholic Rule in Europe: Explaining the Religious Toleration of Lithuanian Tatars

• In Event: The State and Marginalized Groups

Brief Overview

Using primary and secondary sources in Belarusian, English, Lithuanian, Russian, and Turkish, this article analyzes the causes and consequences of Lithuanian Muslims’ exceptional survival under Catholic rule from the Middle Ages to the present-day.

Authors

• Sener Akturk, Koc University

• Yury Katliarou, Koc University