▁ 5 . 5 %, ▁V l ora ▁ 1 . 8 %, ▁D uk ag jin ▁ 0 %) ▁while ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁Muslim s ▁had ▁already ▁ris en ▁to ▁large ▁proport ions ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁( B os nia ▁ 4 6 %, ▁Herz egov ina ▁ 4 3 %, ▁urban ▁Sar aje vo ▁ 1 0 0 % ), ▁Northern ▁Greece ▁( T rik ala ▁ 1 7 . 5 % ), ▁Mac ed onia ▁( Sk op je ▁and ▁Bit ola ▁both ▁at ▁ 7 5 %) ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Bulg aria ▁( Sil istra ▁ 7 2 %, ▁Ch ir men ▁ 8 8 %, ▁Nik opol ▁ 2 2 %). ▁Later ▁on , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁Islam ization ▁had ▁halt ed ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁and ▁some ▁B alk an ▁Christian ▁pe op les ▁like ▁Gree ks ▁and ▁Ser bs ▁had ▁already ▁claimed ▁independence , ▁Islam ization ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁significant ▁progress ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁rule , ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁largely ▁toler ated ▁Christian ▁subjects ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁them , ▁turning ▁them ▁into ▁second - class ▁citizens ▁with ▁much ▁higher ▁tax es ▁and ▁various ▁legal ▁restrictions ▁like ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁court , ▁have ▁horses , ▁have ▁weapons , ▁or ▁have ▁houses ▁over looking ▁those ▁of ▁Muslim s . ▁While ▁Catholic ism ▁was ▁chron ically ▁held ▁in ▁susp icion ▁by