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When Albania came under Ottoman influence in 15th century the Orthodox people of Albania were members of the Archbishopric of Ohrid which was officially recognized by the Ottoman Empire.[1]


Mehmed II was dissatisfied because Ottoman army lost a battle fought against Skanderbeg near Ohrid in August 1464, and his new army gathered in the region of Bitola headed toward Albanian mountains.[2] During Skanderbeg's incursion into territory of the Sanjak of Ohrid many citizens of Ohrid probably compromised themselves in front of the Ottoman authorities.[3]


When Mehmed II returned from Albania after his actions against Skanderbeg in 1466 he dethroned Dorotheos, the Archbishop of Ohrid, and expatriated him together with his clerks and boyars and considerable number of citizens of Ohrid to Istanbul, probably because of their anti-Ottoman activities during Skanderbeg's rebellion when many citizens of Ohrid, including Dorotheos and his clergy, supported Skanderbeg and his fight.[4][5][6]

It is unknown how many citizens were expatriated and if they were exactly those who participated in the anti-Ottoman activities, or they were randomly collected to punish the city and its population, but it is obvious that not all Christians from Ohrid were displaced.[7]

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  1. ^ Schmitt, Oliver Jens (2010), Religion und Kultur im albanischsprachigen Südosteuropa, vol. 4, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, p. 25, ISBN 978-3-631-60295-9, The Orthodox Albanians ...religiously ... were members of the church that was officially recognized by the Ottoman state.... The Archbishopric of Ohrid. {{citation}}: |first2= missing |last2= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |lay-date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last1= specified (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pavlovski, Jovan (2006), Вчера и денес--Македонија!: практикум по историја (in Macedonian), Skopje: Mi-An, p. 99, ISBN 9789989613562, OCLC 426149637, retrieved 9 January 2012, Во август 1464, турската војска ....се сударила со силите на Скандер-бег кај Охрид и била поразена. Лут поразот, султанот Мехмед Втори, собрал нова војска, која тргнала откај Битола кон Албанските планини. {{citation}}: |first2= missing |last2= (help); More than one of |author= and |last1= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Stanojević, A.M. (1915), Delo : list za nauku, književnost i društveni život (in Serbian), vol. 72, Belgrade, p. 270, OCLC 452496129, retrieved 9. January 2012, Изгледа да су овим упадом Скендербеговим наши Охриђани били јако компромитовани, те их је султан исељавао из Охрида. {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Shukarova, Aneta (2008), Todor Chepreganov (ed.), History of the Macedonian People, Skopje: Institute of National History, p. 133, ISBN 978-9989159244, OCLC 276645834, retrieved 26. December 2011, deportation of the Archbishop of Ohrid, Dorotei, to Istanbul in 1466, to-gether with other clerks and bolyars who probably were expatriated be-cause of their anti Ottoman acts during the Skender-Bey's rebellion. {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |lay-date= (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Srpsko arheološko društvo (1951), Starinar (in Serbian), Belgrade: Arheološki institut, p. 181, OCLC 1586392, После борби које је водио султан Мехмед против Скендербега 1466 године. Пошто је победио Скендербега, султан је, у повратку, преселио известан број грађана и свргнуо охридског архиепископа Доротеја. Очигледно је, да су бар извесни Охриђани покушали да се ослободе Турака и да су и да су помагали борбу Скендербега. Исто тако је јасно да је ову акцију помагао и охридски архиепископ Доротеј.
  6. ^ Institut za balkanistika (1984). Balkan studies. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 71. Retrieved 9 January 2012. Mehmed II moved considerable number of prominent Ohrid families. The cause for that was the worsening of the relations between Ottoman authorities and Ohrid archbishopic... were in favor of helping the struggle of Albanian people
  7. ^ Posebni Izdanija (in Serbian), vol. 6–10, Skopje: Univerzitet vo Skopje, 1954, p. 12, OCLC 6460734, retrieved 9. January 2012, Јесу ли се баш ти грађани огрешили према Турцима или је тек онако узет известан број за одмазду и казну према граду, не зна се, као што се не зна ни њихов број. Јасно је тек да сви хришћани Охрида нису премештени... {{citation}}: |first2= missing |last2= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)