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 :I moved it because we had already agreed to reduce the article and not to expand it with irrelevant information within quotes. I removed later that paragraph on cultural minorities for the same reason that I would remove similar information from an article dealing with ""Ottoman identity"" aka ""Ottomans"" aka ""Ottoman Turks"". But you can restore it, within context, in Byzantine Empire or a separate article anytime you want. I don't know how many more times I'll have to explain that.  "