It was unofficially reported that a large percentage of the imprisoned were ethnic Greeks.

The return to Albania of ethnic Greeks that were expelled during the past regime seemed possible after 1991.

Many of the refugees, who were predominantly ethnic Greeks, said border guards did not try to stop them.

In 1911, of the 654 wholesale companies in Istanbul, 528 were owned by ethnic Greeks.

Most ethnic Greeks had also left the town as a result of the bad economical conditions.

However, the work was still done by ethnic Greeks.

According to the 2001 Census, there were 151,785 ethnic Greeks in the metropolitan area.

About 400,000 ethnic Greeks live in Albania, about 10 percent of the total population.

As of 2000, the official count of ethnic Greeks permanently residing on the island has dropped to 22.

The island was primarily inhabited by ethnic Greeks from ancient times through to approximately the middle of the twentieth century.