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Turkey dismisses Greek comments on 'Pontic' claims as illusions
2025-05-20 12:43:09 / BOTA
On Monday, Turkey condemned the statements of Greek authorities on the so-called anniversary of the "unfounded accusations against Pontina."
"We condemn the illusionary statements, which are completely incompatible with historical facts, made by the Greek authorities under the pretext of the anniversary of the unfounded "Pontic" accusations," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry rejected "such imaginary accusations", which, according to it, aimed to "defame our War of Independence" launched under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on May 19, 1919.
Ankara accused Greece of trying to "read history from the opposite side", calling the accusations "baseless".
The ministry said it is a "historical reality" that the Greek army committed "countless atrocities in Anatolia," which it occupied with the support of the imperialist powers of the time.
"The Greek atrocities in Anatolia, which were mentioned in the reports of the Allied Commission of Inquiry, were also recorded in Article 59 of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, with Greece obliged to pay compensation for its actions that violated the laws of war," the ministry added.
The declaration underlined that the “Pontic Activities”, which emerged in the late 19th century as an extension of the “ambitions of the Megali Idea of Greece” were doomed to “eternal failure through the determined struggle of our Nation”.
The ministry urged the Greek authorities to “abandon their policy of exploiting for populist purposes those historical events that led to the Turkish-Greek population exchange” and called on them to remember “the brutal crimes committed against Turks and other ethnic groups, starting with the Tripolitania massacre of 1821.”
"Such initiatives that incite hostility from history and aim to damage relations between our countries, which have progressed with positive momentum in recent years, must now end," the ministry said.
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