Cheta (armed group)

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Not to be confused with Chetniks.
Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization cheta in Osogovo (March 1903).

A cheta (Albanian: çeta; Aromanian: ceatã; Bulgarian: чета; Greek: τσέτης; Romanian: ceată; Turkish: çete; Serbian: чета / četa), in plural chetas, were irregular armed bands present throughout 19th century Ottoman Empire, particularly Anatolia and the Balkans. The members of the chetas were called chetniks.[1][2]

Çetes parading with loot in Phocaea (modern-day Foça, Turkey) on 13 June 1914. In the background are Greek refugees and burning buildings.

In the late Ottoman Empire, armed rebellions became a chronic feature during the

voivoda
.

Assyrians during the late Ottoman genocides.[8][9] The term was also used as a synonym for members of the Special Organization.[10]

See also

References

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  5. ^ Vickers, Miranda (2011). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B. Tauris: 28 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Vulturii Pindului – 13. Luptele fârșeroților cu antarții". Armatolii (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
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  10. doi:10.3138/gsp.3.1.111
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