‘Vulgar’ described the Aphrodite Latinopoulou her letter she sent for her face The head of the permanent delegation of Turkey In the European Union, Ambassador Farouk Kaimaktsi after she claimed for her Pontian genocide committed by Turkey.
“It is a letter against Greece not only against me. The only answer we have in the vulgar lies to every Turkish official who counterbalances the story is one: here we are talking elsewhere, “her president said Voice crumpling the letter.
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‘They make counterfeit history with the tolerance of the European Union, something I have repeatedly emphasized in European Parliament but also with the tolerance of the government. They find and do it, no one has raised a mound in Turkey. This letter should be answered immediately by the government, it should have already been acting, “Ms Latinopoulou added.
As he said, “What we are saying is that Turkey has no history but a criminal record. I will continue to say the historical truth, contrary to the counterfeiting of history towards the Brussels elite who does not see and discuss Turkey’s accession. “
According to Ms Latinopoulou, the Turkish reaction was triggered by her resolution on Monday, a resolution in the European Parliament to recognize the Pontian Genocide. It is a historical truth that Turkey is responsible for. I did it with the highest honor and pride. “
Turkey’s provocative letter
‘Honorable Member of the European Parliament,
I am writing you to express our disappointment on your statements aimed at distorting historical events on the Turkish War of Independence for Internal Political Purpose, and to share some events for that period, if you are interested in dealing with the truth.
The so -called “Genocide of the Pontian Greeks” is a brutal category that has no basis in neither in history nor in international law. As you should be well aware, the Greek army invaded the West Anatolia, taking advantage of the fall of the Ottoman Empire, starting on May 15, 1919 with the incitement and active support of the Antad forces, and local Greek terrorists Ethnic cleansing campaign against the Turkish political population in the area of the Turkish coast of the Black Sea with the aim of creating an ethnic “Pontian-Greek state”. During the invasion lasted until the triumphant victory of the Turkish forces in late 1922, the Greek army and local Greek guerrillas and robbers committed incredible crimes against the Turkish political population in the occupation areas.
Given the alarming reports of atrocities committed by the invader Greek army and their local fifth phalanxes, Antad’s forces were forced to investigate these war crimes by establishing a “investigation committee”. The Commission was forced to admit in its report that the Greek occupation, which had created a scene of cruelty, had turned into a shameful invasion. The atrocities were finally recorded in the 1923 Lausanne Treaty, which was signed after the victorious completion of the Turkish War of Independence. Article 59 of the Treaty established that the actions of the Greek Army in Anatolia violated the laws of war and forced Greece to pay compensation for them. In short, contrary to the unfounded allegations of Greek nationalism, it was Greece itself, which was involved in a violent invasion campaign in Anatolia, committed incredible atrocities against the Turkish political population, and eventually admitted to its crimes.
In the following period, Turkey and Greece decided to put aside the hostility and began to cultivate good neighboring relations. Ataturk’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 by the then Greek Prime Minister Venizelos (who had also been prime minister during the Greek occupation) is a clear testimony of this event. Historical events cannot be changed by political manipulation. Nor should they be rewritten to serve some narrow -minded populist agendas. Efforts to cause hostility from history will bring nothing good beyond the incitement of conflict and hatred between peoples and countries. Historical episodes, including the controversial ones, should be the subject of a calm study by scholars and historians, not by politicians or propagandists.
In this context, I would also like to remind you that “genocide” is not a general word, but a legal term that defines the most serious crime against humanity in accordance with international law and must be used with responsibility. According to the 1948 Geneva Convention on Genocide, there are specific requirements and criteria to determine if there was genocide (specific evidence, intention to destroy and a decision by a competent court) and none of them apply to the events that took place during the decomposition of the Ottoman Empire.
Common sense and wisdom must prevail in order to maintain positive dynamics in relations between Turkey and Greece as well as democratic credibility and prestige of the European Parliament, preventing such a distortion of history from repeating one and good. Ataturk and Venizelos have already set the moral model and a way forward to follow in this context. “