Yunanllar
Yunanllar is a Turkish-language ethnonym that appears in some texts as a variant spelling of Yunanlılar, meaning Greeks. The standard Turkish term is Yunanlılar; Yunanllar is generally considered nonstandard, archaic, or dialectal and may occur in historical documents or transliterations. The word refers to people of Greek ethnicity or to citizens of Greece, and may also be used to describe Greek communities in or around Turkey.
Etymology and usage: The root Yunan refers to Greece and is derived in Turkish from older Persian-
Geography and populations: Today Greeks live primarily in Greece, with notable diaspora communities across Europe and
History and context: During the Ottoman period, Greeks were organized within the Rum millet and formed a