Turkey says ‘Greek genocide’ remembrance morally problematic
 
 
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26 May 2013 Sunday
 
 
 
 
 
 

Turkey says ‘Greek genocide’ remembrance morally problematic

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25 May 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM
Turkey has condemned Greece for holding its annual remembrance day for the so-called Pontus Greek “genocide,” claiming the commemoration is “morally problematic.”

A statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday said the commemoration ceremony is not based on historical realities and is morally problematic. It added that Turkey condemns these kinds of ceremonies and the “mentality behind these events.”

The Greek Assembly enacted a law on Feb. 24, 1994 announcing May 19 as a day of remembrance day for what they see as the genocide of Pontic Greeks. This day is the very day Turkey celebrates Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day, which marks the start of the country’s War of Independence in 1919, when the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, arrived in Samsun to launch a countrywide campaign against occupying forces.

The statement added that such initiatives damage efforts to improve relations and cooperation between the Turkish and Greek peoples.
 
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Araratian Then take it to court to prove your fake genocide. I checked the website of ICJ the other day. The court still hasn't received your application. please enlighten me why I am ignorant and why you can not go to court? I am sure you losers will tell me that Lempkin coined the word genocide by...
john the turk
John the Turk you are not only ignorant in History and convinced that your official Mythology is true, but you are as well ignorant in International Law when you speak about the International Court. I remind you That the 40 responsible of the Armenian Genocide, the criminal gang of Ittihad Ve Terakk...
Araratian
Genocide ? he he he Genocide? he he he Genocide? he he he. Greece first mus apologise for invading and killing Turks. You Armenian are cry babies.You are losers your grandfathers were also loser same as Greeks. You Armenians betrayed your own government and now you cry. Your Grandfathers were foolis...
john the turk
Unfortunately this genocide was a real one, since the discrimination was based upon the ethnicity and religion.Cities like Amasia were used for this kind of extermination.The doctrines of Union and Progress were applied firstly upon these poor people and later upon Armenians.Lets hope it will not be...
Chris Athens
Greece do have others issues than Tureky. Who are the so called pontus people. in a few years greece will not have any tears left from crying about the economic crisis. What is the excuse of the parents? What will the tell to their offspring?
zynell
What is morally problematic is celebration of "start of the country’s War of Independence in 1919, when Kemal, arrived in Samsun launch a campaign against occupying forces", but in reality he start with genocide (ethnic cleansing if you prefer this words) on Black sea coast, where occupying forces p...
dimitrios macedon
Somehow Greece has to commemorate the systematic killing of the Greek population of the Ottoman Empire during World War I and its aftermath (1914–1923). It was instigated by the government of the Ottoman Empire against the Greek population of the Empire and it included massacres, forced deportations...
Paul
poor greeks actually they deserved 365 24/7 commemoration
zynell
the importance of Youth and Sports events will over shine this silly commeroration day. Smiling and happy faces bring join to the people - yaaahooooo
zynell
At the fall of the Ottoman empire, Turkey is surrounded. France, England, Italy, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and many more countries have weakened but not beaten the Ottoman army. Greece as usual, smelling blood decide to invade. Raping, pillaging, destroying and raping every village on the way i...
Mehmet
The genocide against the Pontic Greeks is well documented. It started with the Young Turks. Everybody knows that the Turks annihilated the Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks.
BBBB
Turkey is a nation hiding from it's past crimes. Other nations aren't so obligated.
Christoph
Truth will never go away, it will only get worst with time. Turkey should take a big long breath and stop the decades of denialist stratigies, other nations have committed crimes also, but they have aplogised, including Serbia. Turkey did not hesitate to organise massive demonstrations for Azerbaja...
sergey
Armenian Genocide is a myth. Pontic Greek Genocide is, quote, (so called) and not based on historical realities. Assyrian Genocide also probably either myth or not based on historical realities. Right: everybody else is wrong. Only the Turkish version is based on historical realities. Or maybe ever...
Avery
"On July 7 1920, the Athens Pontus Committee, in a memorandum delivered to the Greek government, proposed that 20,000 well-equipped men from Pontus should be sent to inland districts of Anatolia to support the invading Greek forces. The very fact that the armed irregulars of the ethnic Greeks in the...
Sandokhan
Turkey has to condemn only one thing THE GENOCIDE committed against the Armenians , the Assyro/Chaldeans and the Pontic Greeks. Whatever Turkey does and says it will be impossible to change the facts, or modify the past. The History is there, and there is no way to deny it forever.
Araratian
It's morally problematic that Turkey finds the Pontic Genocide commemoration "morally problematic."
Paul
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