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Why were Albanians the only nation in the Balkans who converted to Islam during the Ottoman occupation?

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Actually; they were not the only. Bosnians (people sometimes specifically say: "Bosniaks" to distinguish from citizens of Bosnia with other ethinicity) are also Muslim and converted in a very similar way and time as the Albanians: to have some benefits and avoid taxes in the Ottoman empire. 
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