About this ebook
Rather than offering a strictly chronological account, this work explores critical turning points, transformations of identity, and traces of cultural heritage from the Thracian era through the Ottoman period. In an age when historical narratives are often distorted by political agendas, I believe it is essential to approach the history of Thrace from a more objective and multidimensional perspective. Recent advances in fields such as genetic genealogy, archaeogenetics, and artificial intelligence have made it necessary to revisit and reinterpret conventional historical narratives. This book has been written with these new perspectives in mind.
About the author
Erhan Inal was born in 1992 in Kirklareli, Turkey. Although he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Aerospace Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, his research has primarily focused on local identities, collective memory, and cultural transformation. Known for his interest in the multi-layered history of Anatolia—particularly Thrace—İnal has contributed to regional memory through participation in various genetic genealogy projects, as well as archival and historical studies. With an interdisciplinary approach, he combines his technical background with cultural research. In this work, he traces historical identity through its connections with the present.
