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In 1821, Erdogan and the answer of historytranslated

September 29, 2026 · 1 min read

The Greek Revolution disturbs Erdogan and the ideology of the new Ottomanism. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its posts deals with the Fall of Tripoli in September 1821. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted correctly. However, a stronger projection of the facts is needed in every direction so that the distortions of the Turks do not go unanswered.

Konstantinos Holevas, Politician of Scientists

So I suggest:

Let's continue to use the correct term Turkish rule and not replace it with the term: Ottoman Period or Ottoman Administration. It was a period of harsh oppression, massacres, conversions to Islam and other violence. The attempt to beautify Turkish crimes must stop. Unfortunately, some New Greeks attempt to present the Turkish rule as a supposedly peaceful coexistence of religious communities. But foreign travelers recorded the oppression of Christians in very harsh terms.

Let us first get to know and project internationally the impact that the massacres of Greeks by Turks had in Europe during the Greek Revolution. Eugene Delacroix painted the massacre of…

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