by Adriano Xhafaj.

These are 147 documents on the topic of the Arvanite population in Greece. The Arvanites undoubtedly constitute the overwhelming majority of the population in Greece. In this topic, you can read several famous anecdotes illustrating the complete absence of any other population in Greece compared to the Arvanite population.

Cited:

“Book cover

Dimitrios Gr. Kampouroglou

History of the Athenians

Turkish Rule

First Period, 1458–1687

Volume Three

At the Beginning of the Municipality/Deme of Athens

Athens, 1896.”

Modern heading

“Albanians in Athens.
Only the center of Athens was Greek-speaking, but even that was later Albanianized.
The Albanian plaque.
Even ancient Greek inscriptions were thought to have been written in Albanian!“

Translation of the historical passage:

“Because of the large number of these villagers, it was believed, by those who dealt superficially with the matter, that Athens itself had also become Albanianized.

A short time ago, when a certain funerary slab was found near Kamoucharéa, rather difficult to read, although it was a work from the beginning of the present century, all the curious people who came to see it said that it concerned Albanian words, whereas it was an inscription in the ancient language, of the usual kind, and by then already rather tiresome in its familiarity.

Fortunately, the Greek character and, in every respect, distinctive life that existed in Athens, under [its] privileges, transformed the weak wall of the Turkish-ruled city into something like a Chinese wall. The Albanian-speakers who were settled inside it and at the edges of the city, particularly in Plaka, are of much later date.

They came from the neighboring villages, especially the coastal ones, having taken refuge there because of the lack of security, and they exercised no influence whatsoever upon the Athenians.

Later there was also a settlement of people from Chasia in Athens, in connection with the suppression of banditry, as well as of some inhabitants of Mandra in Marousi, during the reign of King Otto.”

Source

Kampouroglou, Dimitrios Gr. Istoria tōn Athēnaiōn: Tourkokratia. Periodos prōtē, 1458–1687. Vol. 3. Athens: Sp. Kousoulinos, 1896.