Gallipoli Serbs ( / galipoljski Srbi) were a group of Serbs from Serbian region named Srem (Syrmia) that were settled to Gallipoli by the Ottoman Empire some time after 1692 to engage in trade, then returned to the Nià ¡ region in the beginning of the 18th century, and finally settled by the Yugoslav authorities in PehÃÂevo in the beginning of the 20th century.
With the Austro-Turkish War, a group of à  umadinci from around Jagodina (present-day Central Serbia) were deported to Gallipoli sometime after 1692. In their epic stories, Jagodina is described as an ancient seat. In the beginning of the 18th century, these Gallipoli Serbs tried to flee to their hometown, but they were captured by Hadà ¾i Beà ¡ir-aga and were temporarily settled around Pirot. A part of these refugees, the Abdurahman efendija of Nià ¡ took and settled in his ÃÂiflik on the right side of the Nià ¡ava not far from the Nià ¡ fortress. From these ÃÂifliks, Jagodin Mala received its name. In the beginning of the 20th century, the Yugoslav authorities settled them in present-day North Macedonia, around PehÃÂevo, in the houses of emigrating Turks (that had left for Turkey). Their number in 1922 in PehÃÂevo was at least 1,100.
Their long distance from the Serbian core has resulted in a unique dialect (Old Shtokavian), with significant influence from the adjacent Greek and Turkish dialects, as well as other cultural traits.