Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Giaour" in English language version.
The Turkish term "giaour" a term of contempt, was applied to these Balkan Christians,
In the Ottoman defters, Orthodox Christians are as a rule recorded as kâfir or gâvur (infidels) or (u)rum.
The application of the word giaour, dog, is forbidden by the Hatt-i-Humayoou [...].