Today , numbers of Levantines are not clear . It is estimated that there are about 100-150 Levantines in Izmir . Another estimate put the number as hundreds . However , the number may be higher because of assimilation policies of Turkish nationalist-Kemalist governments , conversions to Islam because of the fear after the Greek and Armenian Genocides , or intermarriages . In the documentary about the Levantines of Izmir ( Bazıları Onlara Levanten Diyor ) , Levantines call themselves ' Christian Turks ' and they say they are not happy to be called Levantines
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