The Thracian question is the question of the territory, population and historical heritage of

Thrace Thrace (; el, Θράκη, Thráki; bg, Тракия, Trakiya; tr, Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to ...

. The Thracian question is part of the Eastern Question.

History

The Thracian question is an integral part of the Bulgarian national question and is a conditional indication of the struggle of the

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely unders ...

from Thrace to liberate them from Ottoman domination. The successful completion of the Eastern Rumelia Union with the Principality of

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

in 1885 gave the struggling Thracians the hope that they would be able to achieve their liberation. They took an active part in the

Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising, or simply the Ilinden Uprising of August–October 1903 ( bg, Илинденско-Преображенско въстание, Ilindensko-Preobrazhensko vastanie; mk, Илинденско востание, ...

in 1903.

References

{{Reflist * Любомир Милетич Разорението на тракийските българи през 1913 г. София,1989 19th century in the Ottoman Empire History of Thrace 20th century in the Ottoman Empire