Serb Muslim
Serb Muslims ( sr-Cyrl, Срби муслимани, Srbi muslimani) or Serb Mohammedans ( sr-Cyrl, Срби мухамеданци, Srbi muhamedanci, links=no), also named ( sr-Cyrl, Читаци, Čitaci ) are ethnic Serbs who are Muslims (adherents of Islam) by their religious affiliation. Use of the term Čitaci The term has several particular uses: *In ethnographic, historical and comparative religious studies it is used as a designation for Islamized families of ethnic Serb descent. *It has been used as a self-identification (Čitaci) in former Yugoslavia. *It is used in historical studies to identify Ottoman people of Serb origin. *It is used for the Muslim population in the region of Sandžak (Serbia). History Since Serbs were, and still are, predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christians, their first significant historical encounter with Islam occurred in the second half of 14th century, and was marked by Turkish invasion and conquest of Serbian lands (starting in 1371 ...
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Sokollu Memhed Pascià
Sokollu (Serbo-Croatian and Bosnian: Sokolović) is a prominent Bosnian family of Serbian ethnic origin.Kočan, Ismet (Dec. 21, 2005)Mit i stvarnost - Mehmed-paša Sokolović Večernje Novosti Online. Notable members of the family were high state officials in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. Prominent members include Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ferhad Pasha Sokolović, Makarije Sokolović, and Savatije Sokolović. See also *Sokolović Sokolović ( sr-cyr, Соколовић, may also be transliterated as Sokolovic or Sokolovich) is a South Slavic surname. It derives from the Slavic word ''sokol'', meaning "falcon" and literally means "son of the falcon". The Sokolović of the ... References Surnames {{Ottoman-stub ...
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